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morning and going to Mass even when we’re tired. But the motive behind
every rule and regulation or commandment – Jesus makes this very clear – is
love.

He didn’t say “I came to control them and
make them boring.” He revealed his motive
behind on the rules and commandments in
John 10:10 – “I came that they may have life

and have it to the full.” The same is true
when it comes to the command to worship
and to go to Mass. He is not giving us this
command to take away our freedom and our

fun but because he is a father who wants to
feed us with what is best for us.

We have a God who commands us to
worship: Keep holy the Sabbath. It is one of the 10 commandments. From the

very first days of Christianity we’ve observed that commandment by going to
Mass every Sunday on the day Jesus Christ rose from the dead. By doing this we
also obey Jesus commandment to “do this in memory of me” that he gave us at

the last supper.

So how is that command motivated by what is good for us? How is it
motivated by love?

Because God is our Creator and He knows
how we are made. We are made to worship.

If we worship God and he is on the throne of
our hearts, everything else in our lives is in
its proper place but if he is not, we will

worship other things and they will end up
taking their place on the throne of our hearts.

It is not difficult to see this in our world today.

Look at how much we love College Football and
how much time and energy goes into watching

one game. Look at how much of our time is spent
in following movie stars and musicians on

Instagram and Twitter or music festivals; look at
time spent shopping on the internet or looking in

the mirror. If we don’t worship God, we end up worshipping one thing after

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