In this section of the gospel of Mark, "one of the teachers of religious law" asks this question of Jesus: "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?" In His answer, Jesus begins with the Shema from Deuteronomy 6:4-5--which is a prayer that devoted Jews repeat each day. Then He says: "And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength. The second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' No other commandment is greater than these."
Interestingly, the Shema does not speak of loving God with our minds. What do you all think it means to love our Lord with all our hearts, all our souls, all our minds and all our strengths?
Interestingly, the Shema does not speak of loving God with our minds. What do you all think it means to love our Lord with all our hearts, all our souls, all our minds and all our strengths?