Week 5: Deuteronomy and the Gospel

Day 29: The Great Commandment

Silence:
Spend five minutes in silence preparing for the new day.

Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Mark 12:29-31
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. ~ Deuteronomy 6:4-9

“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” ~ Mark 12:29-31

Devotional Thought:
Reflect on the Great Commandment to love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself.

Reflection/Application:
How can you grow in your love for God and others? What practical steps can you take to live out the Great Commandment in your daily life?