In too many instances, "good Christians" shun those who are "other." We prefer the young lawyer's understanding of neighbor - unwilling to hear Jesus when he tells us that the alien and stranger are our neighbor.
In John 10, Jesus expresses a hope that those sheep who do not belong the same fold will be brought together with this fold and that they might all be one flock. A hope, which his life-death-resurrection surely makes possible. A hope, likely in need of being advanced by those who bear the name of Jesus.
Look upon the other with the instructions of John 10 in mind. Look for ways in which this unity has been achieved, and look for ways in which you might be the one who advances it further. Jesus did not call us into some upper room where the doors are shut and the wind is kept out. Jesus sends us forth into the world to proclaim the Good News.
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