21 Aug 2026
Measuring our Love
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For 21 August 2026, Memorial of Saint Pius X, Pope, based on Matthew 22:34-40, sent in from Croton-on-Hudson, NY, USA.
When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. ‘Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?’ He said to him, ‘“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.’
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.
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21 August 2026 @ 11:05 pm
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21 August 2026 @ 11:36 pm
Listening to your reflection, Beth, reminds me of the years you spent in prison ministry in Massachusetts living out this basic Gospel message. Thanks! Peggy
22 August 2026 @ 12:11 am
Simple. Yet tedious.
Thank you Beth.
Hope!
22 August 2026 @ 1:16 am
Thank you, Beth, for your wonderful analysis of our love of neighbor, the outward sign of our love of God.
Marianne
22 August 2026 @ 1:57 am
Thank you for the gentle reminder to love God by helping our neighbor.
22 August 2026 @ 2:44 am
Thank you for reminding us of our responsibility to love our neighbors.
22 August 2026 @ 2:46 am
Thank you Beth for reminding us once again of our call to be lovers!
In Hope,
Kathleen
22 August 2026 @ 3:05 am
Yes Beth! Love of Neighbor is the measure of our Love of God !
Let us continue to live this commitment and and in so doing teach others to do the same. If necessary- let’s shout it from the rooftops! Thanks, Connie
22 August 2026 @ 3:13 am
With deep gratitude to you, Beth, for your wisdom and soul stirring reflection! God bless your every endeavor! ????????????
22 August 2026 @ 9:24 am
Beth, thank you for this preaching. I love the images your words paint, and the simple call to live authentic love, right where we are- to be Hope around the corner! It can be overwhelming to think of all the corners of our world so in need of loving action, but surely right around the corner, wherever we are, is a great start!
23 August 2026 @ 2:30 am
Thanks, Beth! While on vacation this week I’ve witnessed “love of neighbor” many times! It still exists!!