“Loving your neighbor means many things. It means doing them no harm. It means offering your assistance when you are able. It means giving the gift of your time and resources. It means listening when you want to talk; giving when you want to take. It means yielding to the will of others. It means not judging. It means tolerance. It means patience. It means being kind when you don’t want to be. It means sacrifice. It means forgiveness. Loving your neighbor means acting is such a way as to mutually benefit all people.
Your neighbor is not just the person next door. It is the person across town. It is the person on the other side of the country—on the other side of the world. Your neighbor is male and female. Your neighbor is of all faiths. Your neighbor is of all colors, cultures, and lifestyles. Your neighbor is your friend. Your neighbor is your enemy. Love your neighbor!”—Lessons for Liam
We are living in an age that is becoming increasingly divisive. Politically and socially, we are divided. Unfortunately, our divisions are also increasingly violent. We want to answer violence with violence. Of course, redemptive violence is not the way. It is never the way, though it often appears to be the only way. Nevertheless, we need to find our way passed the hostility and division and find the way to peace. This is the greatest challenge facing mankind.
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