Priorities...Number Eight

Tobit 6:10-11; 7:1BCDE, 9-17; 8:4-9A ~~~ Psalm 128 ~~~ 

~~~ Mark 12:28-34 ~~~

“Which is the first of all the commandments?”

At last Sarah is wedded to husband number eight.

Seven times before she is to marry Tobiah her husbands 

have died on the wedding night.

We know love is the overarching theme of the readings.

The parents love their daughter and son.

Sarah's father believes he has finally found

 the proper husband for his daughter.

The angel Raphael was with Tobiah when they entered the town.

God  sent his messenger angel to accompany Tobiah.

We do not know why Sarah's previous husbands died,

but we clearly see things differently this time.

This time God chose Tobiah to Sarah's husband.

When we invite God to be a part of our life

his perfect plan is set into motion.

Tobiah arose from bed and said to his wife,

“My love, get up.

Let us pray and beg our Lord to have mercy on us

and to grant us deliverance.”

The greatest commandment is to love...

We are to love God with our whole mind, body, and soul.

We are to love our neighbors,

this includes our spouse, as ourselves.

This love God has for us and the love we have for God

must transform our whole notion about love.

If we do not invite God into our daily lives

 we have not set our priorities in the right order.

If our priorities are out of alignment things progress poorly.

Tobiah might have been afraid to marry Sarah,

and rightfully so.

For he could have become number eight.

But Tobiah took his wife into

 a time of prayer together first.

He invited God into their marriage before anything else.

His priority was to put God first.

Togther they invited God into their marriage union.

Together they invited the God of love...

the giver of life, to be first in their life.

...Call down your mercy on me and on her,

and allow us to live together to a happy old age.

After praying they went to bed confident 

that their prayers were heard.

Tobiah was blessed by the Spirit of God.

What are your priorities?

We cannot keep the commandments of love

unless our priorities are correct.

How do you begin your day?

What are your priorities?

The God of love blesses us as we move 

through each day of our life.

You are Blessed today...

put God first and the rest will follow accordingly.

~~~ Peace ~~~