I have been mulling over the very active "discussion" as a result of one of the posts this past weekend. Even though I am a dual citizen of Canada and U.S.A., I try not to get involved in discussions that become a 'war of words' instead of a friendly sharing of personal opinions. Every single person, no matter their age, has the opportunity to learn from others if they take the time to listen at least some of the time.
Everyone who declares they are 'Christian', must surely know the simple version of the greatest commandment,
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself."
For the context of this, read Luke 10:25-37
That brings up the question ... 'Who is my neighbor?' Is it just the person who lives next door or across the street? Is it people who cross our daily paths that we don't know. These questions were presented to me recently, and I realized that the question is very hard to answer, especially since I claim that I am a follower of Jesus' teachings.
Then another question comes to mind ... "What would Jesus do?"
In my opinion, how we conduct ourselves with other people we are in contact with, in our neighborhood or on our NotOverTheHill social network, speaks volumes about who we are, not who we claim to be.
A good reminder to myself ... I hope I'm listening!
Tags: Opinions Neighbor Discusions
