Love your neighbor as you love yourself. The Bible is quite insistent about that. Eight times from Leviticus to First John the Bible comes right out and commands it. Numerous times it is mentioned as the foundation of all human relationships. Loving your neighbor is not a plaque to be posted in our court houses. It is a principle to apply in our lives. What part of neighbor don't we understand?

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The literal translation of neighbor is the “the person next to a person." Turn to the person next to you and say, “Hi Neighbor, where do you live?" Your spouse or parent may be grateful that you have finally spoken to them today.

Jim Moore tells the story about an elderly woman who was dying in the hospital. Her son flew in to be with her. “I happened to be present w…