Editor, Commonwealth:
The Christ was asked what the two greatest commandments are. He responded, “Love thou Creator (God) with all thou heart and all thou might and love thou neighbor as thou self.”
If there is one part of Scripture that man is having a difficult time understanding, it might be this one.
Charles Brady
First of all, what is meant by neighbor and how do we express love for our neighbor? Some people only consider those living in a particular geographic location as their neighbor, and there are others who think in order to love their people they must hate others.
In our society we see a growing trend of hate groups. There are hate groups to the left and hate groups to the right. Our particular hate groups seem to be more focused on their differences than their commonalities.
It would stand to reason that in a nation that considers itself a Christian nation, a solution to difficult issues would be found in the middle. In working toward the middle, the key concept would become compromise. Compromise is that agreement or settlement whereby both parties make concessions.
In our present disjointed ideas of democracy, we have taken the words that are supposed to bring us together in order to solve our differences to now mean my group hates your group more than you all hate us. What event has served as the catalyst for this insane idea that hate and love both serve the same purpose? That’s a very good question, and I don’t believe that there is a single event that is providing all the negative energy that is dividing us. I think there are some clever politicians who understand the advantages of divide and conqueror, especially for personal gain, and they are playing us like an old guitar.
What is the answer to all this negativity? I don’t have a single answer. I do believe that we can come up with one if we all stop being so gullible and learn how to work toward the middle. It wouldn’t hurt to practice God’s two greatest commandments.
Charles Brady
Greenville
