Daily Inspiration

“One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, "Which is the first of all the commandments?" Jesus replied, "The first is this: Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, 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." The scribe said to him, "Well said, teacher. You are right in saying, He is One and there is no other than he. And to love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices." And when Jesus saw that he answered with understanding, he said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God." And no one dared to ask him any more questions” -Mark 12:28-34

The Lord our God is Lord alone! We shall love Him with all our being and our neighbor as ourselves. These are easy words to say but much harder to live. The enemy bombards us with thoughts and desires that tempt us to disorder our relationship with God and divide us from our neighbor.

Everything we have is a gift from the Father, and we exist only because He keeps us in His mind. We owe Him every part of our being. He loves each of us as if we are His absolute favorite, His only child in the universe. We must remind ourselves that if the Lord loves our neighbor in such a way, then so should we.

Saint John of God, pray for us.

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Jesus, I trust in you!