Listen Up Everyone

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For 29 March 2019, Friday of the third week of Lent, based on Mark 12:28-34

  One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?” Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” Then the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher; you have truly said that ‘he is one, and besides him there is no other’; and ‘to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength,’ and ‘to love one’s neighbor as oneself,’—this is much more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” After that no one dared to ask him any question.


Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

About Joan Bukrey, O.S.F.

Since 1989 Joan Bukrey , OSF has been a full time preacher with the Thomas More Center in Webster, WI . As part of the team, she travels with Mike Champlin, OP and Nick Punch, OP (Central Province) giving parish missions in USA, Australia and New Zealand. Joan is a member of The Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi in Milwaukee, WI. Her background includes teaching, parish work, adult formation and now preaching. She has a Masters degree in religious studies from St. Louis, University. She was born and raised in St. Paul, MN USA.