commandments

Mark 12:18-44

 

I think these should be the first verses that I teach my children to memorize:

²⁹Jesus answered, "The most important is, 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. ³⁰And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' ³¹ The second is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."

I also want to demonstrate what that looks like, so that they will love Him at an early age.

 

Heavenly Father, I believe that you are the one, true God.  I trust you with my life.  I want to love you with all of my heart, soul, mind, and strength; please teach me how to do that.  And please help me love my neighbor as myself.  I want to bless others so that they will bless you.  I ask in the name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.