This morning was so lovely, just 67 degrees, with the air carrying that near-fall crispness. Mini trotted happily beside us, her little nose twitching at every leaf that skittered across the gravel road. She seemed to enjoy the cool morning as much as we did.
At Mass, Father LeRoy read the Gospel about the greatest commandment. When the Pharisees tried to test Jesus, He told them that the first commandment is to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind. Then He said the second is like it: to love our neighbor as ourselves. Father LeRoy explained it so simply—he said if we truly love God with everything in us, then love will spill out into how we treat others. He told us that the whole law and all the prophets are really just pointing us back to love.
On the way home, Sister Mary Claire added that loving God first helps us love everyone else more easily. I thought about how true that is as the sun warmed the road ahead.
Mini raced ahead and then circled back, her ears straight out in the breeze, as if she were telling us she loved us too. The road felt bright with sunshine and quiet with only the sound of our shoes on the gravel.
Dear Jesus,
Help me to love You with all my heart, soul, and mind, and to love others the way You ask me to. Thank You for Father LeRoy’s words today, and for Sister Mary Claire reminding me that love begins with You. Bless our little home and keep Mini safe tonight.
Love,
Kathy
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