Love of neighbor
Reading I: Exodus 22:20-26 (social laws)
Reading II: 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10 (a model for believers)
Gospel: Matthew 22:34-40 (the greatest commandment)
Key Passage: [Jesus] said to him “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” (Matthew 22:37–39)
Adult: In a practical sense, what is one thing that would change in your life if you loved your neighbor as yourself?
Child: Why is it hard sometimes to love your neighbor?
(from PastoralPlanning.com)
