My friend, Pastor Adam Weber from Embrace Church, just published this new book called “Love Has a Name” which is about loving your neighbor. I had the privilege of getting to read an early version of this book and was so excited for it to be released.
This book helps you look at the way you see people. The book highlights people in Adam’s life. I love how Adam uses a name for each person in the book. When you know a person’s name, the walls and barriers towards that person come down. When you know someone’s name, it means you taken the time to listen and learn about their story. When you learn someone’s name, you have stepped out of your comfort zone and put yourself in their space.
Like story of the Good Samaritan in Bible, it forces me to ask the question of whether I am like the religious person who walks past the injured person and avoids messy or difficult people or am I like the good Samaritan who stops and helps the person? It makes me ask if I see people as Jesus sees them or through my own judgmental eyes?
This book left me asking the following questions:
- Who are the messy people in my life that I try to avoid?
- Who has shown me love when I was needing to be loved?
- How do I learn to see all people through the eyes of Jesus, who demonstrated His love for all by dying for us?
I encourage you to purchase a copy of this book. It is available at Amazon or other book retailers like Target.