"For the Christian, there is no 'strange human being.' He is in every instance the 'neighbor' whom we have with us and who is in most need of us."
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
So the guy who pulled out in front of me on John Adams Parkway yesterday wasn't a "strange human being?" Because I called him that...worse, even. This is a great reminder that when Jesus tells us, in today's Gospel, to "love one another" (John 15:12) he doesn't just mean for us to love the easy-to-love people. No one is beyond our reach to love, according to St. Teresa Benedicta. All are put on earth for us to love, just as Jesus loves us. That is a tall order! Hard! And who can help us with the hard stuff? Today, let us consider how we are to love everyone we meet and not just the easy ones. How can we make neighbors of the "strange human beings" we encounter? Love, heidi
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