Sermon for 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B Homily: Love!


Three Dimensional Spirituality
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time  – Year B
I am more and more convinced that when someone gets deep into prayer life, they live a three dimensional spirituality marked by an inward journey towards the self; an upward journey towards God, and an outward journey towards others and the rest of creation.
This, I think, is also the central theme of the gospel text of today.  Which is the first of the commandments?  There are two firsts, and the second is tied up with the first “You must love the Lord your God… You must love your neighbour… as yourself.”
Which is the first of the commandments?
It is said that at the time of Jesus the rabbis could count up to 613 commandments contained in the Law: 365 were prohibitive or “proscriptive” (don’t do this!) and 248 were prescriptive (do this!). […]

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