Like last week, we read of keeping God’s Commandments­—in particular, our obligations to God and others. How do the Commandments play a positive role in my life?

People in the community will have varying reactions to the Ten Commandments. Some may feel that copies of these words of God that came to us through Moses should be posted in every courtroom and schoolroom in the country. Others may wonder why religion has to be so full of the “thou shalt nots.”

In Torah commentaries rabbis always point out the unequal proportions of the Decalogue. The first four Commandments (concerning our obligations to God) take up ten extended verses, while the ensuing six (about mortal relationships) occupy a half dozen clipped lines.

There have been a number of arguments between politicians and civil libertarians over the Ten Commandments, and numerous attempts have been made to place the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, courtrooms, libraries, public squares, and parks.

If they had to sit through one more employee meeting with the accounting supervisor insisting that what the company needed was a little more love, they were going to jump out of their skins.

One day I was walking in downtown Chicago, passing sights so familiar to me that they hardly registered. My progress was interrupted by a group of tourists from a foreign country who had stopped in their tracks and stood pointing and staring at the front of a building across the street from us.

Having heard of our duties to God and our neighbors, we bring our prayers before God, who reigns sovereign in our lives.

He was speaking about the temple of his body. The story of Jesus’ actions in the temple provide an interesting case study in the differences between the gospels.

I know your misery, the inner struggle of your heart. I also know the weakness of your heart. I am aware of your cowardice, your sins, and your falls. I still tell you, “Love me as you are.” . . . If you want to be perfect before giving me your heart, you will never love me. —Anonymous