JOURNAL=6-4-15=WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR

JOURNAL=6-4-15=WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR “The SECOND IS THIS: 'YOU shall love your NEIGHBOR as yourself” Mark 12:31 WE ALL know that Moses brought the tablets of stone with the TEN COMMANDMENTS on them-down from the mountain-and MOST CHRISTIANS-if not all-KNOW that Jesus reduced the ten commandments-to two- 'the most important one' answered Jesus-'is this: 'hear-O Israel-The Lord our God-the Lord is one---LOVE the Lord your God with ALL your heart and with all your soul-and with all your mind and all your strength' 'the second is this: 'LOVE your neighbor as yourself' THERE is no commandment greater than these” Mark 12:29-13 “AS YOURSELF”-we LIVE in a me first society-WHERE-all most people are concerned with is: THEMSELVES---what a fantastic world this would be-IF-we put the same effort into loving others-as we do ourselves-what IF we put the same thought-care-and compassion into loving others LET US really LIVE the second commandment-NOT just say it or recite it TAKE the woman three doors down to the Doctor's- CALL the senior citizen woman every day-and tell them that you love them WORK the food bank for the homeless once a month THERE are a million things that we can do to love our neighbor I KNOW it is easy to become worn out from SERVING OTHERS-but we can all do what we can do-even IF it is just sending someone a birthday or a get-well card Dear Lord-WE PRAY-that as we go about our day-that we FIND THE TIME for loving and serving others-as well as ourselves it is A GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in GOD'S LOVE for us-and a great day for LOVING OTHERS-as we do ourselves WITNESS 6-17-13 WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR Neighbor for neighbor Don’t just walk on by Neighbor for neighbor Let us all Love one another Come on Let’s give it a try Neighbor for neighbor Don’t just walk on by In the 10th chapter Of Saint Luke’s Gospel A young man asks Jesus Who is my neighbor Jesus responds with a story About a man Who was robbed, stripped And left lying By the side of the road Neighbor for neighbor Don’t just walk on by This is me loving you Let us help one another Let us Give it a try Jesus goes on to say A priest comes by And just keeps on going Neighbor for neighbor Give it a try A Levite passes by And just keeps on going Neighbor for neighbor Don’t just walk on by But a Samaritan comes by Stops, bandages his wounds Takes the man to an inn Pays for his room And even stops To check on him on his way home Who is my neighbor Neighbor for neighbor Don’t just walk on by Let us all Be there for one another Come on Let’s give it a try Neighbor for neighbor I love you all Neighbor for neighbor Let us all give it a try So Who is my neighbor My neighbor Is anyone in need So world Let us all Just try To love one another And WE WILL GET BY Robert P. Wallman 2-23-11 WITNESS 6-17-13 “Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people- But LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF-I am the Lord” Leviticus 19:18 “Honor your father and mother-and LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF” Matthew 19:19 misc. WITNESS 1-11-14 10-6-14 & 6-4-15