Embrace Love

How you begin will determine how you will finish. That axiom can be applied to many things in life, from laying flooring, to shingling, or attaching siding to a house. If I don’t install those first few pieces bang on, it will affect the rest of the project. The same is true in my faith journey. When I get the first piece right, the rest will fall into place.

Why did Jesus come into our world? Because God loves the world, that’s why. When asked what’s the greatest commandment, Jesus lays the first piece: “ ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.” (Matthew 22: 37-40) This is our only starting point, and it’s from here where we will experience life to the full!