Love God, Love others

Wednesday July 19th, Amos 7: 4 Hear this, you who trample the needy and do away with the poor of the land, 5 saying, "When will the New Moon be over that we may sell grain, and the Sabbath be ended that we may market wheat?"— skimping the measure, boosting the price and cheating with dishonest scales, 6 buying the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the sweepings with the wheat. 7 The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: "I will never forget anything they have done. It seems odd, we come into this world with nothing, we leave with nothing and we spend most of our time trying to get something, and in the process destroying the very things that do mean something, our relationship with others. Many make the mistake of focusing more on the profit than on the prophet. In doing so, what we gain is offset by what we lose. What we gain is a bigger number in the bank account, what we lose is our soul. It is possible to live well, seek justice and love mercy. What it takes is simply to focus your life on Jesus words; love the Lord with all that is in you and love your neighbor as yourself.