Jesus said that loving our neighbor as we love ourselves is like the first command to love God with all our heart. How so? Well, for one thing, loving God and loving our neighbor is the very best way that we can love ourselves. We could also say that the final measure of doing both is in our actions, not just our feelings. These words direct us not only whom we should love, but how we should love. Do not love even yourself in half-measures. Put your whole heart into it.
Love God with all your heart...This is the first and greatest commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Jesus “Conversations Within” ts 3/10/2018
