Who are our Immigrant Neighbors?

Today I started facilitating my Adult Bible study class at Dearborn First UMC on Immigration and the Bible. We are using the devotional guide Strangers in the Land by the Sojourners magazine based off of the book Christians at the Border by M. Daniel Carroll R.

To start the class we studied the Bible verse Luke 10: 25-37 and we answered the question:

Who are our immigrant neighbors?
Our Immigrant Neighbors are:
Our relatives
Our co-workers
Our next-door neighbors
Our friends

Church members in our churches

Business owners in our neighborhoods
Service Workers in our homes and in our towns
Refugees

May we remember that we are all personally connected to our immigrant neighbors in some way.
May we remember that when our immigrant neighbors suffer, we suffer too.
May we remember to follow Jesus' example to love our immigrant neighbors.
Amen