Community
‘ “Love your neighbour as yourself”. Love does no harm to neighbour.
Therefore, love is the fulfilment of the law’
Romans 13:9-10
God has designed us as communal creatures and we all live in a number of
different communities: our family, our street, our suburb, our club, our church, our nation.
We rightly love our families and those who are like us. But as Jesus showed in the Parable
of the Good Samaritan, true obedience to God demands that we love people
and seek their welfare even if they are very different from us.
Mothers Union has a record of doing this by visiting the sick and new mothers, for example,
and caring for members in need all around the world. Our motive is this:
we love because God first loved us. He has shown us in Jesus what true love is like.
Question for thought: How do I love my neighbours?
Gracious Lord, we bring you the work in Novia Scotia and Prince Edward Island in Canada.
We thank you for the support and encouragement they give the Mission to Seafarers
and in providing resources for clergy families. Pray that as together they reach out in their
communities they will share the hope in the kingdom God has promised.
We pray too for our members in North Queensland as they support and
encourage indigenous members in their family life. Amen.