Deuteronomy 6:1-9 reminds us of the importance of teaching what we believe to others, especially our own families, and reminds us that the most important thing in life is to love the Lord our God with all we are and to love others as we love ourselves.
Teaching can be in many different forms (and these days, there are so many different Bibles, comics, cartoons and videos which can be used), but love is (as they say) ‘better caught than taught.’ Our words and deeds must be combined into a congruent lifestyle which children (and others) can read; our lives are living letters (2 Cor 3:3). We are called to pass on the baton of truth to the next generations, but most of all, we are called to love them as God loves them so they may glimpse God’s love through ours.
