I Love You?

This weekend I spent some time just reading through Ephesians. I thought that it was really interesting to read through it and find what Paul is trying to say. I think that throughout the Bible you find that the Basis of Christianity isn't based upon not smoking or not doing drugs, it's not based on what ministries you serve in, and it's not based on how long you pray or if you can rattle off scriptures to answer peoples problems. Throughout the Bible we see that our faith is based on love. We are called to love each other and people beyond our circles of friends. Though sometimes Paul's letters seem to be "preachy" at times, we can see that what he is really trying to say is do everything out of love. We also see this theme throughout the Bible with scriptures such as "Love the Lord with all your heart - Love your neighbor as yourself", "For God so loved the world..." "Do this to the least of these...", the scriptures seem to be endless. So why do we miss out on this love? Why don't we give it out? Is it too hard to do - almost impossible? Sometimes this concept seems to be very hippie-esque, but really we need to think about this.
It's probably easier for people to give money to charity than actually invite their neighbor over for dinner, bake a cake, or even say hello. How many of your neighbors do you know and actually communicate with when you see them (this means beyond, "hey how ya' doin? Fine. Good! Welp, see ya later!)? I've got a neighbor that plays guitar, loves his xbox, and has a big screen tv. Why am I not hanging out with him more? I smell guerilla mission work coming on.

ron

CD I'm listening to-Wyclef Jean "Two sides to da book" and "The preachers son". Wyclef is pretty cheesy at times when he is rapping, but the guy is an outstanding producer.