Redeemer Lutheran & St. Theodore’s
By Lisa Rotchford
Reverend
A daily prayer known throughout the history of the Christian church is “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength.” It is known as the Shema from Deuteronomy in the Old Testament and Jesus’ Great Commandment from the New Testament (Deuteronomy 6:1-19; Mark 12:28-34, Matthew 22:34-40, and Luke 10:25-28).
When we are challenged by an