I pray that we may return to love—loving one another irrespective of who we are or who they are.
But how must we love? True love expresses itself in sacrificial and constructive ways. Jesus demonstrated that kind of love in all His actions, even to the very end. He transcended institutionalism and rigid rules in order to bring people together. Yet, in His name, we have too often built institutions that deepen division, which is contrary to what Christ taught and lived.
Jesus stood against privilege and challenged doctrines and positions that exclude and discriminate. He sought to draw all people together. He asked, Who is thy neighbor? and taught that everyone we encounter is our neighbor and friend.
Jesus reminded us that Jews and Samaritans had no dealings with one another, yet He shared a story that overturned that separation. His lesson was clear: though people may come from different faiths, backgrounds, or walks of life, once they meet, they share a common humanity and ought to help one another.
And when Jesus asked Peter—indeed, when He asks all leaders—Do you love me? His answer was this: Then feed my sheep. Give them life. Give them what nourishes life. Give them what builds, restores, and uplifts.
That is love. And perhaps that is where we must begin again. #love
By Rev. Renaldo C. McKenzie Renaldo is Author of Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty and Resistance and the upcoming Book: Neoliberal Globalization reconsidered, Unfair Competition and The Death of Nations. Renaldo is Creator and Host of The Neoliberal Round Podcast and President of The Neoliberal Corporation. Renaldo was ordained by The United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands and is a member of the Old first United Church of Christ in Philadelphia and a Visiting Professor at Jamaica Theological Seminary in Jamaica
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