Every commandment God has ever given us can be summed up in two commandments: to love our God and our neighbors. We are called to love God with all our hearts’ passion, all our souls’ will, and all our minds’ intellect. There can be nothing held back for ourselves. Everything we think, say, and do must be a gift of love for our Lord. We may offer him these things at the beginning of the day or the end or throughout it through prayers. In this way we make all of our actions a living sacrifice to God, no matter how mundane they might seem. We can offer him our work and our play. He does not look at the gift, but at the manner in which it is given and so we would do well to hold nothing back from him because in the end everything we keep to ourselves will be that much more weight keeping us from ascending to heaven and sharing in God’s banquet.
Do we truly love God with all our hearts, souls, and minds? What are we holding back from our Lord? How can we build up the habit of offering every thought, word, and work to God?
O Lord, we wish to love you with all our hearts, souls, and minds.
Amen.
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