Religious Education 

GOSPEL                       Mk 12:28-34 

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark 

This is the first commandment, and the second is similar to it. 

One of the scribes came up to Jesus and put a question to him, ‘Which is the first of all the commandments?’ Jesus replied, ‘This is the first: Listen, Israel, the Lord our God is the one Lord, and you must love the Lord you God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is this: You must love your neighbour as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.’ The scribe said to him, ‘Well spoken, Master; what you have said is true: that he is one and there is no other. To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and strength, and to love your neighbour as yourself, this is far more important than any holocaust or sacrifice.’ Jesus, seeing how wisely he had spoken, said, ‘You are not far from the kingdom of God.’ And after that no one dared to question him any more. 

DISCUSSION STARTERS 

•  What does Jesus say is the most important commandment? 
• What is his second commandment of love? 

Jesus asks us to love our friends as ourselves. 

• How do we show love for ourselves? 
• What can we do to show others that we love them as much as we love ourselves?