One could write a book on being a good neighbor! The Bible is the place to “unwrap” both the meaning of “good” and the meaning of “neighbor.” Our lives are meant to be about finding within the Word of God guidance to the Ultimate Good (GOD) and understanding who is “my neighbor.” A daily task for a lifetime!

Robert Frost, poet, once wrote, “Good fences make good neighbors.” There is a practical wisdom to that advice but being a good neighbor goes way beyond any notion of boundaries. We often look for examples both biblical and from human history to help us model or imitate or at least learn about matters of the good and of the neighbor.

It is fitting to look at the occasion of Feb 20 which is the anniversary of astronaut John Glenn’s epic space ride in Friendship 7 around our earth three times. He was one who set us a Christian example in his profession, citizenship, personal life as a Presbyterian elder, and as a neighbor to a Holocaust survivor Henri Landwirth. We will look to some others around us as well. Maybe we will hold our mirror up so we can look at a person who scripture says we should love just as we love the neighbor!

Once again the Bible speaks to that earthly combination of God-with-us, the neighbor, and ourself. If we overlook any of the three…..we have missed the whole point of learning from the Bible!

At our best, we are lifelong learners! Make this Sunday worship and Bible study one of your best days to “learn.” Take a personal life trip more exciting than a ride around the earth three times!

God bless and hope to see you in worship!

Pastor Barry