A rabbi once asked his students how they could tell when night had ended and day was on its way back.
'Is it when you can see an animal in the distance, and can tell whether it is a sheep or a dog?'
'No,'answered the rabbi.
'Is it when you can look at a tree in the distance, and tell whether it is a fig tree or a peach tree?'
'No.'
'Well then,' the students demanded, 'when is it?'
'It is when you look on the face of another hunan being and see that he or she is your brother or sister. Because if you cannot do that, then no matter what time it is, it is still night.'
Jesus said, "whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother."
We are all God's children. Through faith and in Jesus Christ we are all part of the same family, all brothers and sisters.
This is the starting point for how we should treat one another. We are to respect our brother and sisters.
We should listen to each other and be ready to hear God speaking. We should learn from, heed and act on their advice.
We should value them and the gifts they bring, thanking them for the different ways they serve and encouraging them.
We should be interested in their lives, how their week has been, and we should pray for them.
We are to treat each other as equals and honour them as a fellow heir in Christ.
We should love them, and our neighbour, as ourselves.
Let us look for the daybreak and the light of Christ shining brightly as we greet our brothers and sisters and welcome the day.
love and prayers,
Angie
