In this week’s Gospel passage, Jesus engages with a teacher of the Law, discussing the priorities amongst the many laws that are to be found in the Torah scrolls (Mark 12:38–34). The discussion moves quickly to the words of the Shema, from Deuteronomy 6:4–5, as the first commandment to be identified as worthy of priority. … Continue reading Love with all that you are—heart and soul, completely and entirely (Deut 6 in Mark 12; Pentecost 23B)