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| | | LIVE IT THIS WEEK: "The Greatest"
October 23-30, 2023
A simple guide to help your family grow in holiness. (full version)
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GOSPEL | Matthew 22:34-40
When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees,
they gathered together, and one of them,
a scholar of the law tested him by asking,
"Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?"
He said to him,
"You shall love the Lord, your God,
with all your heart,
with all your soul,
and with all your mind.
This is the greatest and the first commandment.
The second is like it:
You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."
QUESTION:
What struck you in this reading? Challenged you? Inspired you? What questions did it raise?
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Going around, affirm how you have been blessed and/or inspired by each person this past week. Encourage him/her.
DAILY QUESTIONS:.
Everyone go around and share...
1) Something you’re grateful for?
2) A recent victory?
3) A current challenge?
4) An affirmation of someone?
5) Something meaningful happening?
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| | | PREACH IT
On Sunday's Gospel (video)
with JOHN MICHAEL TALBOT
This Sunday we'll hear Jesus's message to love the Lord your God and to love your neighbor as yourself, fulfilling all the commandments. This may seem simple, but it's far from simplistic. We are called to be childlike, not childish. Love, in its truest sense, has three distinct forms: agape, which is divine love, phileo, which represents human love, and eros, the passionate love.
These three words have been embraced in the writings of the early church, even though you'll only find the first two in scripture. We are encouraged to love God passionately, seeing Him as both a friend and a divine presence. The definition of love that comes closest to capturing its essence is, "Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down their life for their friends." Jesus exemplified this by emptying himself and taking on the form of a servant, a concept rooted in kenosis, meaning to selflessly give up oneself for God and others.
In this journey of love, the order is essential: God first, then others, and finally, yourself. The paradox here is that by emptying oneself for the sake of God and others, you ultimately find fulfillment. Seeking oneself endlessly will leave you perpetually unsatisfied, leading to frustration, judgment, bitterness, or even hedonism. True love lies in self-emptying, an ongoing process that is simple to articulate but far from easy to put into practice.
It happens one person at a time, one situation at a time, one circumstance at a time, and one trial at a time. But if we commit to emptying ourselves of self out of love for God and others, we'll discover a sense of fulfillment in the process. That's my prayer for all of you.
Remember, with God, all things are possible. I love you all.
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