An excerpt of the first reading says:
and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this saying, namely, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
Love does no evil to the neighbor; hence, love is the fulfillment of the law.
When we hear the word love, a lot of times we think of something romantic. However, that is just an aspect or a kind of love. In the reading wee see a powerful, everyday, normal kind of love - love we sometimes take for granted or so not practice.
As Christians, we have 10 commandments. However, Jesus rightly sums this in two - love God above all, and love neighbor as yourself. We all love ourselves and will not deliberately do anything that will put ourselves at a disadvantage - and Jesus wants us to do this to others as well.
As we look at commandments 4-10, we see that it is all about other people. To fulfill the law and commandments, we need not memorize everything word for word. We just need to remember one thing- love and do no evil to others.
Father God,
Thank you for today. Thank you for your reminder of how important and powerful love is. I am sorry for failing to love others the way you want me to. I pray that you help me love others - love that does not want anything in return, love that loves until it hurts, and love that loves even the unlovable. As i do so, i know that I will not only follow your law and commandants, but will also be more and more like you. Amen.
Blessed day!
In Christ,
-g-
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