DAY THIRTY-THREE – Friday, March 31, 2023
Mark 12:28-34
This reading, commonly referred to as “The Greatest Commandment,” can really be separated into three main parts. To focus all of yourself - mind, body and soul - on loving the Lord your God, to love one God, and to love thy neighbour, is all simply being asked to love. Love is not always easy, sometimes it’s hard, complicated, confusing, but Jesus tells us to focus. He said there is no greater teaching. Simply put, this is it. Focusing on God, on love, is what is most important. To love and be loved is what I understand to be at the heart of each season of Lent. If we can try to cut out the noise of our daily lives and focus on love, we are living out God’s greatest commandment.
Julia Romano
Mark 12:28-34
This reading, commonly referred to as “The Greatest Commandment,” can really be separated into three main parts. To focus all of yourself - mind, body and soul - on loving the Lord your God, to love one God, and to love thy neighbour, is all simply being asked to love. Love is not always easy, sometimes it’s hard, complicated, confusing, but Jesus tells us to focus. He said there is no greater teaching. Simply put, this is it. Focusing on God, on love, is what is most important. To love and be loved is what I understand to be at the heart of each season of Lent. If we can try to cut out the noise of our daily lives and focus on love, we are living out God’s greatest commandment.
Julia Romano
