Monday November 6, 2006

Text for the Day -- Deuteronomy 6:4-9
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Hear, O Israel: The LORD is our God, the LORD alone. You shall love
the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and
with all your might. Keep these words that I am commanding you today
in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when
you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you
rise. Bind them as a sign on your hand, fix them as an emblem on your
forehead, and write them on the doorposts of your house and on your
gates.

Devotional
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Love toward God is at the center of the covenant that God makes with
us. God's work of love in delivering the Israelites from bondage
witnesses to God's role in renewing life. God invites our love in
return, and provides teaching to direct our love response toward God.
These commandments are not given so that we can win God's love or
favor. They were given to aid us in responding to the God initiated
love that was directed to us.

Prayer
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Thank you for your love of my life, O Lord. Teach me to love in
return. Amen