There are several words that we use which could form a sentence in itself. Among these, one word which is quite significant is "why." When we use the word "why," we could be using it as a sentence to question, to interrogate, to wonder, or even to reflect on something. When we use "why" to reflect on something, we come to a deeper understanding of why we do what we do.
In today's Gospel, Jesus responded to the Pharisees question about which is the greatest commandment of the Law: "You must 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 resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets also." Have you ever reflected on why these two commandments are the greatest? These two commandments actually are the very essence of being human, of being who we really are, and the meaning of our human existence. If we are to abandon or ignore these two commandments, we are actually ignoring our humanity, and by doing so, we become like the dry bones as mentioned in the first reading. We become dead, though we appear to be alive.
Thus, let us learn to love God and neighbour just like God loves all of us equally. Let us not harden our hearts, but let God be our help and guide, so that through our love and example, others would know what it means to be followers of Jesus.
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