Love

Matthew 22:36-40

“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”

Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’  This is the first and greatest commandment.  And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’  All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

Brothers and sisters, I am deeply sadden this week by what I am seeing throughout the country.  It’s all over the news, it’s all over social media.  It’s just plan sickening!  Since the election results, I have seen family’s divided, I’ve seen friendships lost.  Why?  All because you didn’t agree with the other person on who should take office? 

I want to make it very clear that I did not feel either of the candidates were great choices.  That being said, someone was going to win.  If we go back eight years, many people didn’t like Obama either.  Some thought he would ruin the country.  Now I’m not saying that he’s been good or bad, all I’m saying is that here we are eight years later and we have elected someone again that not everyone agrees with.  Some feel Trump is going to ruin the country.  He’s not even in office yet and the country is being divided.  This cannot be blamed on him.  Rather those who choose to attack one another simply because they don’t see eye to eye on something.

We are told that the greatest commandment is to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”  If we are doing this, then the second commandment should come easily: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Today, I ask you to be in prayer for our country.  Pray that we can come together once again, be healed and figure out a way to make this world better, regardless of who is elected as the President.  LOVE, it’s that simple.