Meditate on God’s Word

1st Reading:           Deuteronomy 6:2-6
2nd Reading:          Hebrews 7:23-28
Gospel:                   Mark 12.28-34 – The First Commandment

A Steward’s Way of Loving

“You shall love The Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength ... You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.” Love – that is what is at the core of our Christian stewardship. In response to God’s love and goodness for us, we are inspired to love Him and our neighbour.

Jesus isn’t vague in his explanation on how we ought to love. Instead, he specifies in great detail that we are to love with our whole heart, soul, mind and strength. In essence, we are called to love with our entire lives. In order to love in this manner, it is essential to embrace a spirituality of stewardship. An authentic steward is called to offer the gifts of their time and talent to God and the Church.

One way in which we can love through the gift of our time is through our dedication to prayer. We are woven out of time, so what we spend our time on greatly reflects what is most important to us. As stewards, we should set aside a portion of each day that is reserved solely for prayer. In regard to our talents, we can love others by sharing these gifts with our parish community through various ministries. For example, if we have an ability to sing, perhaps we can look to join a parish choir.

Let us take some time to reflect on how we can better use our time and talents to love God and our neighbour with our entire lives.

Summary

Jesus teaches us that we are to love God and our neighbour with our whole heart, soul, mind and strength. In essence, we are called to love with our entire lives, which requires us to embrace a spirituality of stewardship. Let us take some time to reflect on how we can better use our time and talents to authentically and generously love Christ and the Church.

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