Love Your Neighbor As You Love Yourself

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“Serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Galatians 5:13-14 (NIV)

Most of us have been confronted at one time or another by a person asking us for a hand-out. These request come in various forms. Sometimes it’s a homeless person on the street. Sometimes it’s a woman in the parking lot of the grocery store. We often see panhandlers standing at busy intersections seeking money from those waiting for the light to turn green.

Realistically, anyone who is panhandling needs help. Unfortunately, money is not always the help they need. Most of us don’t have the time or resources to intervene in the life of every panhandler we come across. We don’t have the ability to investigate their motives to make sure they are legitimately in need; we can’t provide counseling for their addiction, there’s no way to be certain money will help. Does that make it okay to walk away and do nothing?

Giving money to, or volunteering at a local homeless shelter or food pantry might be one way to help. Organizing an outreach program specific to your neighborhood through your church may be another way to help. In the case of the panhandler, the best way to love your neighbor as you love yourself may be to seek out a program that is a trusted sound investment.

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