As this worship series: “Do unto Others” draws to a close, we may feel more, or less, resolved in our openness to each other. Loving our neighbors – including relatives, coworkers, acquaintances, strangers – as ourselves is no simple task.
We need God. We need the love of God to show us mercy and strength to love as God loves. We need the story of Jesus – the one who loved across the lines that had been drawn in the society of his day but who also stood up for the least and the lost. We need faith that no matter the strain of differing positions, policies, and politics, we will move forward in love.
Disagreeing need not be antithetical to love and grace. And indeed, our world depends on all of us working for a better world filled with more kindness, compassion, humility, respect, and love.
The act of simply coming together is “revolutionary,” which in its earliest form meant “finding a course around a central point.” We gather around the Light of Christ as the center and guiding light of our lives. This becomes our point of reference for our relationships and our love in the world. This is our “love revolution.”
Weekly scripture – Matthew 22:34-40
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