“What’s On Your Heart?”
February 2026
4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
Deuteronomy 6:4-7
Years ago I had a mentor that would frequently ask, “What’s on your heart?” It was an interesting and profound question. It’s a question that invites reflection, conversation, and vulnerability. There are so many things that occupy space in our hearts: family members, friends, home, hobbies, music, food, and the list could go on and on.
The passage above brings another, overarching answer to the question, “What’s on your heart?” Take a minute to go back and read it again.
This passage is known as the Shema and it is the Old Testament foundation for our Family of Faith. This passage invites us to:
We need God to navigate the chaos of life. We need each other in times of joy and grief. We need to listen to these words and continually set our hearts on God. And as we do this we will be reminded that God is the source of life and everything good in our lives. It is fitting for God to be “on your heart.”
In Christ,
Pastor Thomas
Deuteronomy 6:4-7
Years ago I had a mentor that would frequently ask, “What’s on your heart?” It was an interesting and profound question. It’s a question that invites reflection, conversation, and vulnerability. There are so many things that occupy space in our hearts: family members, friends, home, hobbies, music, food, and the list could go on and on.
The passage above brings another, overarching answer to the question, “What’s on your heart?” Take a minute to go back and read it again.
This passage is known as the Shema and it is the Old Testament foundation for our Family of Faith. This passage invites us to:
- Recognize that God is above everything “The LORD is one”
- Choose to Love God with all that we have “heart…soul…strength”
- Read, Study, and Reflect on the Word of God for ourselves “These commandments…are to be on your hearts”
- Teach others about God everywhere you go “Impress them on your children. Talk about them…at home…along the road… when you lie down and when you get up.”
We need God to navigate the chaos of life. We need each other in times of joy and grief. We need to listen to these words and continually set our hearts on God. And as we do this we will be reminded that God is the source of life and everything good in our lives. It is fitting for God to be “on your heart.”
In Christ,
Pastor Thomas
