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 ====== Greatest Commandment ... ======
-Wednesday, May 8, 2019.
+Wednesday, May 8, 2019. What should be the first thing to consider in my life? What is the first thing
+to care about? What is the first thing to do?
+You might think the first thing should be to survive. We need air to breethe. We need to drink and to eat,
+clean water to survive the day, and food to survive the next day. To get all this, we need work. Also,
+humans need commmunity. We need others, just alone we cannot be, it drives us crazy.
+It is interesting to see what Jesus says about the first things to consider. Let us have a look into
+this fascinating bible passage.
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 ** Love Relationships ... **
+The first commandment is the basis of all commandments, both in the Old Testament and the New Testament.
+When Jesus was asked what comes first, here is his answer:
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+Love is much more than just behaviour. Love points to our full attitude, our emotions, our decisions,
+our being. As humans, we have some sense of love. We know that it is more than pure sex. We know that
+it is about the other person, about acknowledgement, value, beauty. It is about how we are set towards
+the other person.
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+** Set up our life ... **
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+Jesus tells us that we should set up our life starting with our relationship to God. And he describes this
+relationship in detail. It should be characterized by love. It shall be love itself! Love is what we should
+have and be in the first place, and not love to something, but love to God himself, the creator, the
+father, the first and the last.
-**  ... **
+This love should be love with all our heart, our soul and our mind. Jesus talks about all parts of human
+existence, about our decisions and will, about our emotions and layers of life. And our mind should be
+completely involved. Our reason is not separate from our faith!
+Who are you? What would be your answer? You could answer that you are the one in love with God, in the
+first place. You are, and that comes with it, are also in love with mankind, with each and every part
+of it. That is the second part of this relationship. Who is fully in love with God cannot be a hater
+of humans - they are, after all, made in his image!
+Jesus is even more precise. You do love. You love not just mankind in general. You do not love some
+humans. But you love those close to you, all those around you, your neighbor, as yourself. You love yourself
+as well! You should, since God loves you and you love God. There is a lot to discover here, worlds to
+explore and joy to experience ...
 (Roland Potthast)
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