How well do I love God and neighbor?

Gospel: Matthew 22: 34–40
The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments:
You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.
This is the greatest and the first commandment.
The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

I have a picture on my wall, a gift from a rabbi. It shows her blessing an unfurled scroll of the Torah. The scroll was old and tattered, so the community removed it from the tabernacle and from its beautiful cloth covering. They had it restored, but before putting it back into the tabernacle, they blessed and rededicated it.

What do I owe to civil authorities? What do I owe to God?

Gospel: Matthew 22: 15–21
Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.

Many of you have seen that advertisement on television for credit cards that always ends with "...What's in your wallet?" The premise behind that advertisement is to suggest that our credit card in some way defines who we are.

How have I responded to God’s invitation to the Kingdom?

Gospel: Matthew 22: 1–14
Come to the feast