The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself (Leviticus 19:34; NKJV).
If we are all to be one
In God’s heaven,
Why don’t we start here,
On earth –
By welcoming strangers
Of every persuasion,
And valuing
Every new birth?
If we are all to be one
In God’s heaven,
Why don’t we start here,
Below –
By caring for people
Who come to find safety,
Thus making communities
Grow?
If we are all to be one
In God’s heaven,
Why don’t we start here,
With love –
By helping the homeless,
The sick, those in jail,
And the hungry, Lord,
Just as we should?
You, too, must show love to foreigners (Deuteronomy 10:19; NLT).
References
I have other sheep that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock, with one shepherd (John 10:16; NASB20).
My Father’s house has many rooms (John 14:2; NIV).
The King will reply, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me” (Matthew 25:40; NIV).