How it works
Someone once asked Jesus which rule is the biggest of all. He was a teacher of the law, who copied the Bible's rules onto scrolls.
Jesus said the first rule is to love God with all your heart, mind and strength. The second is to love your neighbor, just as you love yourself.
A neighbor is someone near you who you can be kind to. In a village day, a baker shared bread, Dina helped carry water, and the children looked for a goat and brought soup to a sick friend.
The teacher agreed. Loving a neighbor can be small, like sharing, helping or visiting a friend.
Worked examples
Share half a snack
- Break a snack in two, like the baker broke the loaf.
- Give one half to someone who has none.
- That is a small way to love a neighbor.
Help carry
- Find something a little heavy to carry together.
- Dina helped Ezra carry his heavy jar, step by step.
- Carry it across the room, one step at a time.
Look for a lost thing
- Hide a toy and look for it together.
- The children helped Levi look for his goat, over the hill and behind a bush.