Like a Good Neighbor

I love this time of year, with Thanksgiving next week and Christmas close behind.  It does, however, still feel odd to see Christmas decorations and gifts in the stores at the end of September and in October when it can still be 100 degrees outside!

Each year, usually right before Thanksgiving, we get together with our neighbors for a light breakfast (okay, so neighbor Chuck's queso dip isn't light), and then the men go house to house to help put up Christmas decorations.  Then, later that afternoon, we all gather in the cul-de-sac for a pitch-in and cookout.  After eating we usually sit around the fire pit and catch up on each others' lives.  We see and talk to each other all through the year, but I always especially enjoy this event.  We try to be intentional about building community in our little neighborhood.

Do you have any neighborhood traditions?  Maybe a 4th of July cookout?  An Easter egg hunt?  A Labor Day pool party?  Do you take time to get to know your neighbors, and do you know if they have any needs?  Is there any way you can serve your neighbors?  Any single moms or widows in your neighborhood you could help or check in on regularly?  Comment below to share any neighborhood traditions or how you serve your neighbors.

Jesus said we are to love our neighbors, and that means knowing them, spending time with them, and even serving them.  Read Luke 10:25-37 and consider how you can be a good neighbor.