30A Ordinary Time – Children
- Most important commandment?
- Love God first
- Love others
- All Law based on these
- An example for all the Lord’s followers
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October 25, 2020
Love the Lord God with all your heart.
Does this mean that we canât love anyone else? No, God tells us we need to love others, but we need to remember, it is God, who gives us love. Without God, there would be no love in the world.
There are so many books, songs and movies about love. Do you think love is important?
God is love; the love we feelin our hearts. We need to remember he has given us this great gift and thank him everyday for allowing us to feel love. The love that we share with our moms, dads, brothers, sisters, grandmothers, etc., and most importantly, with God is what our whole life is about. Without God, there is no love.
In todayâs gospel Jesus sums up all the teaching of a thousand years, five books of the bible and dozens of prophets in one sentence. He tells us what the most important thing God has to tell us.
When Jesus is asked âwhich commandment is most important?â His answer has two parts. First we are to love God, second we are to love our neighbor, as we love ourselves. This teaching was not a new one for the religious leaders of Jesusâ time. What made it new and necessary was that Jesus presents both commandments as equally important.Todayâs reading tells us there is no commandment more important to live by than the two great commandments.
The Two Great Commandments
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Sacrament Connection
The sacrament of Baptism celebrates our response to Godâs invitation to believe in Jesus Christ and live the Gospel. As Baptized Christians we are called to live the great commandment and be a sign of Godâs presence in the world.
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The One Green Apple beautifully illustrated book becomes an opportunity for students to learn and appreciate the richness and diversity of Godâs world. As a Muslim girl (Farrah) rides in a hay wagon heading to an apple orchard on a class trip, her duppata (the head scarf) on her heads sets her apart. She observes that while some children are friendly, others are not. As the story progresses and the students each supplies an apple into the cider press, Farrah places a green apple into the press while all the other students place shiny red apples in the press. The resulting cider from the collective contribution of all the students is delicious, thus providing a metaphor for the benefits garnered by the richness of diversity. Certainly this story speaks explicitly to the importance of relationships and growing into right relationship.
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