Who is my neighbor?

That is a wonderful question to ask ourselves, to pray and think about!  This question is our challenge as we live the call to discipleship.  It was also the question the scholar posed to Jesus in our gospel from this past Sunday.  The scholar knew what the law said, to love God with our whole being and to love our neighbor as ourself.  We can always use that positive reinforcement, but he wanted to justify himself and so he said to Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?"  Jesus told the parable of the Good Samaritan.  As one commentator mentioned, the parable of the Good Samaritan is the "epitome of Gospel charity."  Our world, our communities need Good Samaritans.  People who are not afraid to live the call of discipleship and are not afraid to live the virtue of charity.  Just think what life would be like if every living human being did this.  The Kingdom of God is where we will experience this, but until the full reality of the kingdom comes, we need to do our part in building the Kingdom of God in our midst.  Let us pray for the grace to be Good Samaritans and let us not be afraid to answer the question, "Who is my neighbor" by our lives of service and charity.  God Bless You!!!