subject to object

Friday July 16th, Luke 10: 36 "What do you think? Which of the three became a neighbor to the man attacked by robbers?" For Jesus, neighbor is redefined from a geographic designation, one who lives close to my house, to an opportunity designation, one God has placed close to my heart. The idea of neighbor has moved from subject to be debated and discussed, to the object of my caring and living as a child of God. The geographic designation is easy if we move into the right neighborhood, send our children to the right private schools, go to the right church etc. It would all work out so well if God didn’t keep putting “those” people in our way. What God is trying to tell us is that it is through “those” people that we find our way.