I want to implement your agenda, my God.
Your instructions have been etched deep within me,
at the core of my being.
MATTHEW 22:37-39 (NLT)
Jesus replied, "'You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’"
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Allow God's love agenda to become your deep consuming passion.
DAILY FODDER
Jesus' summary of God's expectations is so simple but at the same time — so consuming.
PRAYER
Lord of love, I delight in your law and seek to follow your will. But I can't manage to even follow the two basic commandments. Forgive me for loving myself more than my neighbors and more than you. Over-whelm my heart with your world-changing love. Set my feet to walk in your ways. Teach me to love anew. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)
THE LORD’S PRAYER (ABP)
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
