Opening Prayer: Lord Jesus, may we always know that before
anything else you want our love. You
desire us to love you with everything in our being. You desire us to love you above and beyond
anything else in all creation. And you
want that love for you to determine everything else that we do. Help us to hear (Hear, O Israel) and heed
your call today. Amen.
Scripture: Mark 12:28-34
Journal: What do the words of Jesus do within you this
day? How do they capture you? How do they inspire you? How do they disrupt you? How do they challenge you? What does it mean to love the Lord your God
with all of your heart, soul, mind, and strength? How does that enable you to love your
neighbor as yourself?
Reflection:
There is a secret place. A radiant sanctuary. As
real as your own kitchen. More real than that. Constructed of the purest
elements. Overflowing with the ten thousand beautiful things. Worlds within
worlds. Forests, rivers. Velvet coverlets thrown over featherbeds, fountains
bubbling beneath a canopy of stars. Bountiful forests, universal libraries. A
wine cellar offering an intoxication so sweet you will never be sober again. A
clarity so complete you will never again forget. This magnificent refuge is
inside you. Enter. Shatter the darkness that shrouds the doorway… Believe the
incredible truth that the Beloved has chosen for his dwelling place the core of
your own being because that is the single most beautiful place in all of
creation. ~Teresa of Avila
Prayers
Closing Prayer: O God, you love us with a wild, passionate,
unfailing love, and you ask that we love you with the same. Give us the grace and the courage and the
strength to do just that. Through Jesus
Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen.
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