Love Thy Brothers

There are two laws that precede any others: Love first thy God, and then love thy brothers. But when we see another engaged in some wrong, do we offer forgiveness or join with the throng casting their stones, as their hatred they spew claiming God’s judgment to back what they do. “It says in the bible, don’t do this, don’t do that…” Does anyone wonder why the message falls flat? We go to our churches, and sing songs of praise but then when we leave we embrace sinful ways. We claim to know Jesus, we’ve felt of his love but rather than spread that, we push and we shove. Yet forcing our morals on others is flawed do we really think that will bring them to God? We seem to forget, life is meant to be hard, that all of us struggle, and in that regard we are no better than any known sinner, if we must cleanse a vessel, can we make it the inner? When others are doing some act we despise, trust God with the judgment and silence the cries. Let’s open our hearts, look again at God’s child struggling through life, and by others reviled. Let us offer a haven, our friendship, and care let us strengthen the weary, give hope to despair. For loving thy brother, comes not with condition and failing to do so is guilt by omission. For there are two laws that precede any others: Love first thy God, and then love thy brothers. 08/16/15