How do I love?

'The most important one,' answered Jesus, 'is this: "Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." The second is this: "Love your neighbour as yourself." There is no commandment greater than these.' (Mark. 12:29-31 NIVUK)
Getting Things the Wrong Way Round
If you wanted to sum up how you should live, then Jesus' summary of the law above is pretty helpful. We remember this summary each time we take communion to remind ourselves of the standard that we’ve failed to meet and why we needed Jesus to die for us, so we could be forgiven (we're not saved by keeping the law!). If we have trusted Jesus' death and received his Spirit, then we're aiming to live this life of love for God and neighbour.
I was reflecting on these words recently as it struck me that many of the problems we face in today’s church are because we…