Shema Israel, Adonai Elohenu, Adonai Ehad….
New Jerusalem Bible Deut. 6: 4-9
“Yahweh our God is the one, the only Yahweh. You must love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength. Let the words I enjoin on you today stay in your heart. You shall tell them to your children, and keep on telling them, when you are sitting at home, when you are out and about, when you are lying down and when you are standing up; you must fasten them on your hand as a sign and on your forehead as a headband; you must write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.”
New Jerusalem Bible Matt. 22: 37-39
“Jesus said to him, You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself.”
SHEMA ISRAEL, ADONAI ELOHENU…ADONAI EHAD
(Listen Israel! The Lord is our God, The Lord is one.)
Today I woke up with these words ringing in my ear. At Mass this morning as I knelt at the foot of the Cross serving Him at the altar all I could hear and say was “Adonai Elohenu, Adonai Ehad. And through out this day this was on my lips.
Tonight I read the scripture passage from Deut. 6: 4-25 and I see how God has taken me out of slavery, out of sin and placed me at the foot of His cross. I see the Lord in His mercy, has blessed me with many wonderful gifts. How like a father He continues to care for me, to provide for me; to love me in spite of my weakness. Every situation that He places me in is designed purely to bring me closer to Him, to learn to embrace His plan for me and not push my own agenda. Everyday I pray for conversion and everyday He challenges me to both accept and love the other in the dimension of the cross just as they are, not to desire them to be what I think they should be. Jesus gave His life for this. Because of His love for the other, even those that tortured and crucified Him…He loved. This is to love in the dimension of the cross.
My Prayer… “Lord, I bless you and thank you for the love and mercy that you show in my life. I thank you for my situation and ask you Father for my vocation as a father and husband. I ask for conversion that you continue guiding me closer to you. Amen”
This song is sung during the Passover in the Neocatechumenal Way.
Words of this song…
Listen Israel, The Lord is our God, The Lord is one.
You shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart
with all your mind
with all your strength.
You shall fasten these my words
on your wrist as a sign
as a band round your forehead
on the door of your house
and on your gates.
Instill them into your children Israel
resting in your house
walking abroad
when you go to bed and when you rise.
This is the first commandment of life.
The second is like thee first:
Love your neighbor as yourself
Do this and you will live forever.
SHEMA ISRAEL
September 10, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Nice blog with a nice video with a wonderful phrases from bible ““Jesus said to him, You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself.”” He will surely bless you.
September 11, 2009 at 1:53 am
Tony,
Beautiful post. Even though I didn’t understand the language in the video, I didn’t need to(thanks for posting the English as well) but the images of the scenes from Jesus of Nazareth told the story.
Thanks and God bless; He has surely heard the prayer you prayed at the end of your post.