In the past two weeks, it seems that life has changed drastically for many of us. It's hard to remember that students in some of our Colleges are still enjoying their Spring-time reading week, and students in our elementary schools are still officially away from school, for this is the official March Break. Was it coincidence that everyone we know seems to be socially isolating at this time? This seems to be a bizzare way of forcing us all to take a break.
And as we take this break, as all things come to a halt, what word can we look to for guidance? Today's gospel passage reminds us of the most important of the Commandments: Hear O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! (Mk 12:29) We can refocus our attention and remember that the Lord is the one who is in charge. He calls us to love the Lord ... with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength (Mk 12:30) and to love our neighbours as we love ourselves.
We can love our God by turning to him in prayer and we can love our neighbours by reaching out to them in these days: through telephone calls, offering to do errands for those who cannot so easily get out of their homes and finding all manner of creative ways to stay connected to them.
Have a great day.
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