Throughout my life I have tried to live into the biblical text to, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Mark 12:31) The Old and New Testaments indicate the importance of the loving God first then love our neighbor as we love ourselves. I have read this text so many times that it has become an automatic response when I see injustice and/or prejudices. Until now, I haven’t really stopped to think about what God is actually requiring us to do. |