8 Jun 2023
The Most Important Commandment
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For 8 June 2023, Thursday of week 9 in Ordinary Time, based on Mark 12:28-34
One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that Jesus 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 neighbour 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 neighbour 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.
08 June 2023 @ 11:58 am
Thanks, Mary Ellen.
Nick Punch and I just listened to you as we have our morning prayer overlooking the Pacific in Australia.
We are walking with two feet, love of God and love of neighbor and trying to be on the same page as our needy brothers and sisters. So appreciate your homil!
Nick and Joan
08 June 2023 @ 2:05 pm
You have put before us so well, Mary Ellen, the powerful challenge for a vulnerable world, all of us being vulnerable pilgrims in that world. Thank you for your inspiring preaching today.
Thank you, too, for your article in the LCWR “Occasional Papers”, summer edition. Your topic there is so important for all of us in religious communities at this moment in our history.