Monday, November 22, 2010

Heart, Soul, Strength

Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone.
And you must love the Lord your God with
all your heart,
all your soul,
and all your strength.



For the Lord your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords.

He is the great God, the mighty and awesome God, who shows no partiality and cannot be bribed.
He ensures that orphans and widows receive justice.
He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing.
So you, too, must show love to foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.
You must fear the Lord your God and worship him and cling to him.
Your oaths must be in his name alone.
He alone is your God, the only one who is worthy of your praise.