Article September 15, 2014 Issue

Love your neighbor...even when it's difficult

Cathy Partusch

Christ Jesus gave us a tall marching order: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” He followed quickly with, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (New Revised Standard Version, Matthew 22:37, 39). And Mary Baker Eddy repeatedly emphasizes the healing power behind those words in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.

Being not just a “hearer of the word” but also an actual “doer” is the daily challenge we each take up (James 1:23).

For several weeks this spring our quiet country neighborhood was plagued by youngsters riding loud ATVs (all-terrain vehicles) up, down, and around the lanes and roads near us. I was tempted many times to think angry thoughts about those boys and their machines.