” Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, The Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your strength.”  This is the most central prayer in Judaism and should be a significant prayer for us as Christians.  When God calls out to Israel, we are apart of that call, though we are not considered the elect, we are adopted in his royal family.  Therefore, we understand that our God is one and he is three that are also one.  The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit.  He loves us so much that his desire is that we would surrender all of who we are to him.  He will daily bear our burdens with us and for us if we let him.  When we step into life we will face many fierce lions, obstacles we would rather run from than face and God says NO, do not run, trust me and Love me with all of your heart… Give up on your feelings and allow His hands to guide your way.. Love me with all your soul… Know that though you are born with inherited sin and you carry many burdens and have seen darkness, your soul is mine as you confess that I am your Lord, all of your stains will be cleaned, Your soul will be set free by me… Finally, Love me with all your Strength… I will meet you in the worse of times, when you have nothing left and feel as if all you can manage is one more breath, that is with all your strength and I, Your Lord, will make you strong in your weakness.  The Shema is a prayer for us to meditate on daily and know that our lives in Christ are moment by moment.  Tattoo this prayer onto your hearts my friends, so that people can and will see Jesus shine through us..  SO BE IT!