Amaokwu Akwụkwọ Nsọ Ndị Ama Ama siteré na (Mark) War Club Tells the Good Story 12

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“The first and greatest instruction is this,” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) answered. “‘Hear me, O tribes of Wrestles with Creator (Israel) , there is only one Great Spirit and Maker of us all. You must love the Great Spirit with your whole being—with the strength of your arms, the thoughts of your mind, and the courage of your heart.’ “The second instruction is like the first,” he added. “You must love your fellow human beings in the same way you love yourselves. There is no other instruction greater than these.”

He gathered his followers around him and told them about the widow’s gift. “I speak from my heart,” he said, “this widow has given more than all the others. What they gave was only a small part of their many possessions, but this poor widow has given all she had left to live on.”

Creator Sets Free (Jesus) found a place to sit across from the storehouse of the sacred lodge. He watched as people came to put their gifts on the offering blanket. The ones with many possessions were putting down more than others. Then he saw a poor widow come to the blanket and place two small, poorly beaded earrings on it, worth almost nothing.

To love him with your whole being—with the strength of your arms, the thoughts of your mind, and the courage of your heart, and to love your fellow human beings in the same way you love yourselves—is far greater than all ceremonies and offerings we make to the Great Spirit.”

“Then give this ruler the things that are his,” he told them, “but give to the Great Spirit the things that belong to the Great Spirit.” The spiritual leaders were amazed at his words. They could not believe it. They had failed right in front of all the people and could not use his words against him, so they walked away in silence.