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Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.

Matthew 22:37

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With your mind too

A lawyer asked Jesus which is the greatest commandment. Jesus quoted a text from Deuteronomy. There it says: with your heart, your soul and your might. In Matthew, Jesus names heart, soul and mind.

Thinking is not the enemy of faith. Asking questions, checking, investigating can all be a form of love. God doesn't only want your feelings, but your head as well.

Question for today

How can my thinking be a form of love for God today?

Prayer

God, you gave me a mind that likes to work out how things fit together. Let me not use it against you, but for you. Take my heart, my soul and my mind. Amen.

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