In this week's edition of There's more in the Gospel than meets the eye, Jill
Bevilacqua and Seàn-Patrick Lovett bring us readings and reflections for the Thirty-first
Sunday of the Year. Listen:
GospelMk 12:28b-34
One of the scribes
came to Jesus and asked him, "Which is the first of all the commandments?" Jesus
replied, "The first is this: Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God
is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with
all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. The
second is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There
is no other commandment greater than these." The scribe said to him, "Well
said, teacher. You are right in saying, 'He is One and there is
no other than he.' And 'to love him with all your heart, with
all your understanding, with all your strength, and to love your
neighbor as yourself' is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices." And
when Jesus saw that he answered with understanding, he said to him, "You
are not far from the kingdom of God." And no one dared to ask him any more
questions