The Neighbors

“But he wanted to justify himself,so he asked Jesus, who is my neighbor?” (Luke 10:29)

As many of you know my youngest daughter is getting married in just a few days. Due to this fact and the fact that she has sold her house, we are busily getting her things moved out.

In combining households,there were many things that she and Justin would not be able to use. So this past week-end, her future mother-law and I helped her put on a yard sale at Justin’s. We determined that the proceeds would go into the Honeymoon fund.

On Friday, before we could even start the sale, one of Justin’s neighbors came over and asked if he could shop early and we agreed!!There was a huge heavy television cabinet that he wanted, and we were only too happy to see it go. 

There were many people who came by on Saturday, but few of them bought anything. We were left with quite a few things that we needed to get rid of.

One of the neighbors came over to see how the sale was going, and after being told what we were doing and why, he left and returned with his wife. They began to make purchases, and then more neighbors came by.  One of the neighborhood children, just kept coming over and buying things!! He was just too cute!! I think he probably broke his piggy bank!

In the end the neighbors had just about cleaned us out.

Justin’s and soon to be Karen’s neighborhood is a fairly good mix of people groups, and all of them very neighborly. It was wonderful to see just how good they were to each other, even helping to carry things to each others homes.

I can’t say if it’s just the dynamics of a small town or just a very caring neighborhood. But it was truly a blessing for Karen and Justin.  I wonder if my neighbors would be that interested in the lives of others.  I would surely like to think so!!