‘For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ Galatians 5:14

‘…who is my neighbour…’ Luke 10:29

‘And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others?’ Matthew 5:47





There is an atrocity happening in Western China.

An atrocity of a kind comparable to the pre-WW2 policies of Nazi Germany.

An atrocity that, were it happening to Christians, would be much more spoken of in Church.

As Christians, we need to understand just who our neighbours are. They are everyone. We regularly pray about churches, missionaries, house plants, and other Christian communities struggling and suffering in other parts of the word. But when we pray for Muslims, first and foremost we pray for them to experience the Gospel and embrace the truth of who Jesus is. While that is important, it isn’t enough. Our love for Muslims needs to go beyond the desire to see them saved. It needs to be love for them as neighbours. The same love that we extend to fellow Christians.

The word Paul uses in his letters for the love God shares with us is



Agape

Unconditional love. Love without bounds. Without borders. Without flags or symbols or agendas or purpose beyond itself.

Love.

This Lent season, and far beyond - pray for our Neighbours in Western China.

This blog will be a blog about what to pray for, how to pray, why we pray, and what it all means.