Neighbors

I have to go to Boston today so I've asked a couple of neighbors to look after the dog while I'm out of town.  Advent is a great time for us to reflect on the question of neighborliness.  Who, ultimately, is our neighbor?  Is it the person who lives next door?  Down the street?  In our town?  On the far side of the globe?


Tradition tells us that Joseph and Mary weren't seen as neighbors when they were looking for a place to stay.  Instead, they were strangers, people from away.  Give the innkeeper his due: At least the Holy Family were allowed to stay in the manger and weren't sent packing.


As we prepare in the coming days to welcome the Christ child into our lives, let us reflect and pray on who is our neighbor, who God might want us to see as our neighbor, and how we might then act with faith and love.

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