We are commanded to love.

Who?

All of us. Each and every one. To love.

To love.

To love whom?

Everyone.

Love Everyone.

It’s real simple, y’all.

Let all that you do be done in love. 1 Corinthians 16:14

So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.

John 13:34-35

Love is a decision.

I read posts all the time about loving our spouses and children. If we need to be admonished to do that, how much more must we be reminded to love everyone else?

In light of everything in the news lately, I am disheartened. So much hate.

But Christians must not compromise. We must love.

We are the examples.

Little eyes and ears are always present.

What example are you setting if you love one and not the other?

What do your children think if they are confused by unforgiveness or bitterness?

We’ve traveled and moved all over and seen many different peoples and cultures.

We learn about them and their history. This is how we learn not to fear differences.

This is how we learn to love.

How can you love your neighbor today?

We are called to Love Everyone.

Resources:

• Same, Same But Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
• All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
• People by Peter Spier
• Whoever You Are by MEm Fox
• It’s Okay To Be Different by Todd Parr
• The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler
• Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race by Isabel Roxas and Meghan Madison
• The Colors of Us by Karen Katz
• The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
• Max Lucado’s Wemmicks (9 books)
• The Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss