I have had the opportunity to connect with many people via the internet that I would never come in contact with in my daily life. One such young man is a gay, drug addict with a big heart who has no belief in God. He has been the victim of bulling and judgements by many who claim their Christian faith. This has made me think about the greatest commandment Jesus gave, that we are to love God with all our heart and our neighbor as ourselves. We are all Gods children and how we speak and act toward one another should reflect Christ’s love.
Who is my neighbor?
Is it only those who look and speak like me,
Who share my faith and destiny?
Do I only care for those close to home,
And tell the rest to leave me alone?
What about those whose skin color is different,
Should my feelings for them be indifferent?
And the homeless lying in the street,
Should I give them something to eat?
The ones who worship a different God,
Should I tell them their belief is flawed?
Those who are starving from famine and hunger.
Can we help them all we lament and wonder.
Those who are in a war torn land,
Are we really expected to take a stand?
The ones sucked into a drug filled life,
Do we tell them they brought on all that strife.
Those who live a lifestyle we don’t understand,
God tells us to love all our fellow man.
He made no exceptions and no conditions,
He told us this was one of our greatest missions.
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