Every day of Lent, Bishop Edward Malesic writes a Scripture reflection for the faithful. Follow the bishop on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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The scholars of Jesus’ time often debated which commandment of God was the greatest.
Jesus gave a simple answer: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind.”
But the love of God is closely related to the love of God’s creation. And so Jesus says, “The second (commandment) is this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
And there we have it, the summary of God’s will for us. Jesus gives us God’s plan for living a good life.
We give our hearts to God, and he gives his heart to us – and every person on this planet. We love God, and we love all that God loves.
May we heed what we hear so that we will not be far from the Kingdom of God.