Ezekiel 37:1-4 / Matthew 22:34-40
There are very few single words that can be used to form a sentence in itself.
One such word is "Why?" and its effect is powerful.
When that word is put into a question, it can either be interrogative or it can be reflective.
There is no need to elaborate on the interrogative aspect of that one-word question "Why?"
But the reflective aspect may help us come to a deeper understanding of why we do what we do.
Why do we need to love God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our mind?
Why do we need to love our neighbour as ourselves?
Why are these two religious precepts so closely connected?
A deeper reflection would tell us that it is the very essence of being human, of being who we really are, and it is the precise meaning of our human existence.
And when we do not follow these two great commandments, then we will end up in the valley of dry bones, a kind of living death.
The prophet Ezekiel prophesied to the dry bones and they rose.
Today the Word of God is telling us : Love God and neighbour, and you will live.
Let us listen to God's Word and not harden our hearts.