Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity, Sunday, September 29th, 2013
In the 22nd Chapter of St. Matthew's Gospel, we hear Our Blessed Saviour posing the question, "what is the greatest commandment?" The response is certainly easy for us to respond back because we hear these words spoken each and every time we hear Mass: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." The key here, and I think what actually makes putting this into practice so difficult, is the emphasis on "all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind." The main emphasis being on the word "all." This is indeed the tricky part. Now, we have to ask the question, do we give God our "all" in life or do we simply give Him a "piece" of our life every now and then? Now, I suppose it all boils down to how we define the word "all" but honestly do we always give God our "all" in life or is our life segmented into pieces? One piece goes to work. One piece goes to home. One piece goes to chores at home. One piece goes to running errands. One piece goes to church. One piece goes to relaxation. One piece (on Sundays) goes to God. etc. etc. etc. All of us lead very busy lives and it is extremely easy . . . . entirely too easy, sadly . . . for us to be diverted in a thousand different directions with everything that we have to accomplish. Unfortunately, there is not a way around that. But there is a way that we can involve God in every aspect of our busy lives and in this way, He will become the center of our life. If we always make a point to involve God in our daily routine, our daily living, the important and the not-so-important aspects of our life, then ultimately we will love God "with all our heart, all our soul, all our mind." Go to your loving Saviour on a daily basis. Make Him a part of your life like never before. He has made you a part of His life since before you were born. You have been on His mind everyday of your life. Isn't about time that you have Him on your mind every day of your life?
St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church celebrates Mass each and every Sunday at 9:30 AM. We join together to celebrate Mass in the Chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis. Join us for Mass as we join together as God's Family listening to the Word of God found in the King James Bible and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. Join us as we worship Our Blessed Saviour and then receive Him in Holy Communion so that He can nourish us physically and spiritually for the upcoming week. Afterwards, join us for treats at our Coffee Hour. Any questions about our church or where you can find us every Sunday morning, please visit our webpage at:
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