Loving God Holistically
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How much should we extend ourselves in love to God? How much are we extending ourselves in love? Are we loving God with all of who we are—heart, soul, and strength?
We often compartmentalize our relationship with God. We may love God well in our thinking, but we may not love God well in our bodies. We may love God well in our emotions, but we may not love God well in our intellect.
The Book of Deuteronomy, the law, instructs us, saying, “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.” (Deuteronomy 6:5, ESV).
God wants us to love him with all of who we are. God created us holistically and desires for us to love him with our whole selves.
What might we be holding back from loving God with all of who we are?
May we “love the LORD our God with all our heart and with all our soul and with all our might.” (Deuteronomy 6:5, ESV).
A Collect for the Renewal of Life: “O God, the King eternal, whose light divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having done your will with cheerfulness during the day, we may, when night comes, rejoice to give you thanks; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” (Book of Common Prayer, 2019).
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