Love the Lord

My Dear Parishioners,
 
Today’s Gospel presents Jesus’ teachings on the two greatest commandments. Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. And, love your neighbor as yourself.
This first commandment deal with how we relate to God. Are we really giving all that we have to Him? What does it even mean to love Him with all our heart, soul, mind and strength?
 
We are to hold nothing back; we are to give our lives completely to God. We are to love Him with our bodies, with our intelligence, with our heart and our feelings, and our own soul. God is the one who created us, He knows how we are and how we work. He doesn't want us to hold anything back from Him at all.
 
We must also remember that we are not simply called to love God, but we are also called to love our neighbor as ourselves. This means that no matter what those close to us may do or say, we are still called to love them as ourselves. It is these two commandments which our Lord says are the greatest; we would do well to listen and follow both of them. While they are certainly not easy, following both of these commandments can lead to a freedom on this earth and an eternity in heaven with our Father.
 
God Bless,
Father Pawel