We all familiar with the first two commandments ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind’ and ‘love your neighbour as yourself.’  

This Sunday our ‘Justice Service’ asks ‘who is our neighbour?’ Is it the lady next door, the family down the road or the stranger living in a different country? How do we love our neighbour as ourselves? One way is to act justly towards each other no matter who we are or where we live.

How often do we prefer each other’s needs to our own? I’m sure if we see a need directly in front of us, we would attend to it in the best way that we could. However it is the hidden needs that are so easily overlooked and as we know, the world is full of them. This can be very daunting but it doesn’t give us an excuse to ignore them. Consider this for example; in the west we live in a high tech society full of mobile phones, computers, cars, jewellery and cosmetics, but how often do we question how these commodities arrived at our retail outlets or showrooms?

On Sunday we will explore in more detail the issue of mining and what life is like for the men, women and children involved in this industry. We will also look at a practical way we can all consider applying before we purchase our goods. Any small change we make is better than making no change at all. So come with an open heart and be prepared to consider ‘who really is my neighbour?’  

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