21/10/2026
Sunday 25 October 2026 — A life shaped by love
Readings: Deuteronomy 34:1–12; Psalm 90:1–6, 13–17; 1 Thessalonians 2:1–13; Matthew 22:34–46. The extended Thessalonians reading reflects the Australian APBA provision.
Jesus gathers the heart of faith into two simple commands: love God, and love your neighbour.
The other readings show what that love can look like. Moses leaves behind a lifetime of faithful service. The psalm asks God to give lasting value to the work of our hands. Paul describes a love that shares not only words, but one’s own life.
Love is more than a feeling. It takes shape in the time we give, the patience we show, the burdens we help carry and the ordinary work we do with care.
Practical faith takeaway: Choose one person this week and show God’s love through one deliberate act—listen attentively, offer encouragement, lend a hand or make time to be present.