Bethany McIlrath

First and Second: Perspective On What Matters Most (Matthew 22:36-40)

Tag: love

  • Pray First

    Pray First

    Photo from: sapch.org I remember when these words sounded limiting –were you ever in that place? Praying first…or really before anything at all, seemed so restrictive. It took up valuable time and energy. Praying first meant either doing something obligatory and then continuing in my own way or having to sit around and wait while time…

  • Love Others

    Love Others

    photo from: everydaywild.com Love your neighbor as yourself. This, we know well, is the second greatest commandment: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law…

  • Love The Lord

    Love The Lord

    Photo from: www.playbuzz.com What does it mean to love the one who defines love? Love was in the mind of the one who thought up and foreknew all that is. His voice boomed with love when He spoke all into being. From the first sin of man to the day His perfect (all-loving!) son was rejected…

  • When Communicating Seems Impossible

    When Communicating Seems Impossible

    Photo from: stevemehta.com Marriage is a place in which we learn just how difficult the basics of communication really are. I’ve learned in my marriage that what means one thing to him doesn’t mean the same to me. His use of words is often full of hyperbole and expression, I’m often literal. He says what he…