Voices from Around MN – A Perspective on Love
A Perspective on Love
by Tim Haskamp
“You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind and your neighbor as yourself” (Luke 10:27). Would this include Palestinians and Jews or Americans and Mexicans, or is it better to build a wall to keep everyone safe? Would this include people we believe to be our enemies or are they too difficult to love? Does this justify the billions spent on warfare to protect our interests and to keep us safe over spending money to end hunger? Does this mean becoming involved when there is an injustice to our neighbor whether next door or in Africa? Love of God and neighbor is a simple yet challenging statement; but, it the basis of our Christian beliefs and the basis of social justice.
Posted: May 30th, 2008 under News, Voices From Around MN.
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