Who is my neighbor?

I have returned to Barbados. No more globe-trotting for now. I've departed the latin culture, leaving behind gyration-inspiring music, their incredible spirit of community, cities so full of life, and perhaps most of all, the many poor. For the past 72 hours, I have been reflecting on my recent experience: the fun times, the peoples' faces, the amazing foods. And I read an article today that jolted me to consider my neighbor, especially those displaced or impoverished.

It seems to me that if the church took up the challenge of being neighbors to refugees we could do so much more than what governments are doing, or not doing, as the case may be. And in this case, Matthew’s words are eerily true, as Jesus was a refugee:

“Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.” Matt 25: 40

http://www.urbana.org/wtoday.neighbor.cfm

I am praying for specific ways to reach out to those around me - to serve them, to honor them, to cherish their lives. Will you join me in discovering who is our neighbor?