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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

The Great Commandment



The Great Commandment

Which law is greatest?
asked the one tutored
            in structure,
                        in the weighing of truths.

He preferred his life mapped out,
always knowing what was best.
            He was respected,
                        knowing all the answers.

And so he put the Master to the test
as he might challenge a young boy.
            Which law is greatest?
                        How do you perceive the truth?

From the beginning we are enfolded,
we are blanketed in Creator’s love.
            How could we do less
                        than enfold God in return?

Incarnation made known in full
as it meets in us each;
our hearts embraced by Creator’s love;
our love embracing neighbors’ hearts.

Jim Melnyk © 3/31/2015

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