Exodus 20:1-17
In those days:The first reading at Mass today includes the 10 Commandments. Whether the courts decide that the decalogue may be posted in government buildings or not, the Commandments will be the core theme of our parish Vacation Bible School at the end of August. (More info available on the parish website.) The title of this year's VBS is a simple one: GOD RULES! We who are beyond the enrollment age for this summertime lesson plan might do well to consider both the text above from Exodus and the simple VBS theme and ask ourselves: "Who rules my life? What rules my life? Whose rules do I play by? What rules do I ignore? What rules have I changed?" GOD RULES!
God delivered all these commandments:
“I, the LORD, am your God...
You shall not have other gods besides me...
“You shall not take the name of the LORD, your God, in vain...
“Remember to keep holy the sabbath day.
Six days you may labor and do all your work,
but the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD, your God...
“Honor your father and your mother,
that you may have a long life in the land
which the LORD, your God, is giving you.
“You shall not kill.
“You shall not commit adultery.
“You shall not steal.
“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house.
You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife,
nor his male or female slave, nor his ox or ass,
nor anything else that belongs to him.”
