My neighbor is wealthy, successful, poor and lonely.
My neighbor is Black, White, Brown, Asian and more.

My neighbor is Gay, Lesbian, Straight, Transgender and Questioning their sexuality.
My neighbor identifies as Democrat, a Republican and an Independent.

My neighbor is a conservative Catholic and a liberal Catholic.
My neighbor is Christian and non-Christian.

My neighbor is very young, very old and all ages in between.
My neighbor is ill and healthy, happily married, divorced, single and widowed.

My neighbor speaks the same language as I do and my neighbor speaks a different language than I do.
My neighbor has strong opinions which I respect, and my neighbor is not always compassionate towards my way of thinking.

Who is my neighbor? Go and DO what the Good Samaritan did: treat YOUR neighbor with compassion!

As YOU look over the list of the people above, which ones do YOU find it difficult to treat as YOUR neighbor and to show compassion towards?  How will YOU make an effort to be more compassionate toward them?

GOD DOESN’T PROPOSE TO JUDGE A PERSON UNTIL THEY ARE DEAD.  THEN WHY SHOULD YOU JUDGE THEM BEFOREHAND?

Please share today’s message with others. And please remember all those who lost their lives in the rushing rivers in Texas and elsewhere.