Defining "Neighbor

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Asiimwe Elizabeth

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Mar 1, 2011, 2:29:59 PM3/1/11

to Ester Lwebuga, Maama Lwebuga, mothersmothers2b, Baseka Immaculate

Dear Sister,

And the second [great commandment] is like it: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."Matthew 22:39

The Pharisees in Jesus' day were always looking for a loophole in the law.

when it came to obeying the command to love one's neighbor (Luke 10:29), they were quick to ask Jesus, "And just who, exactly, is our neighbor?" In reply, Jesus told the story that is now known throughout the world: the parable of the Good Samaritan--a man who stopped to take care of an injured traveler after two religious leaders had passed him by. We can summarize Jesus' definition of "neighbor" this way: Your neighbor is anyone who has a need that you are able to meet. The definition has nothing to do with them living next door. It only has to do with their need and your ability to meet the need.

Thought: Lets us all try to instill this in our children a little more today. Think of those neighbors God has put in the path of your life. If you can think of one person with a need you have resources to meet, that person is your neighbor--a person to love as you love yourself.

Quote: Oswald Chambers: "If my heart is right with God, every human being is my neighbor".

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.Gal 6:9

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