Tag: Shema

July 14th has become the day when the French celebrate their national identity – and identity is what’s important in our readings today.

Please join us for ‘Sorry but that’s the rules!’ on 26th March. This will be a reminder of the 10 Commandments and what they mean for us today.

Shema Yisrael! Hear, O Israel! The word shema means more than listen. It means obey. Do something. If you don’t do, then you’ve not heard.

Our reading from Deuteronomy is known as the Shema. It gets to the very heart of worship. It tells us who God is and what our response should be.

We’re being asked to choose: What kind of people do you want to be?
“Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength”. Moses says: is this how you want to be known?