When we consider our relationships with others we can always subconsciously want something in return. We can make our love conditional on what another can do for us or what we can do for them. There is a sense in which even if we don't say it that you owe me and there can be a sense of obligation which can become present. The way we are present to another can reflect our relationship with God. If our prayer becomes more about what God can do for us rather than allowing God to be at the centre of what we do, we can easily miss the mark.
Yet God calls us to love our neighbour as ourselves. This is a profoundly simple statement but it points to the unconditional nature of God's love for us. If we seek a good for ourselves then we should also seek it for another. God seeks the best for us so that we can bring savour to others. At the end of each day, we can review our day to see the time when we lived this commandment and when we did not. To give thanks for the time when we kept God at the centre and the times when we noticed placing ourselves at the centre. In all things, God desires the best for us so that we can bring life to our world.
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