Martin Luther King Jr during his noble prize speech said “The richer we have become materially, the poorer we have become morally and spiritually.  We have learned to fly in the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers” We were created to be in relationship with God AND with each another.  When Jesus was asked what is the greatest commandment, he said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart  …soul and  … mind.  This is the great and first commandment and a second is like it:  Love your neighbor as yourself (unselfishly seek the best or higher good for others” (Matthew 22:27-39 AMP) We can’t do it on our own.  You see, our relationship with Christ through His sacrifice on the cross creates an open access bridge of love for those who are like us and those who don’t “fall between our lines” of deserving His love (in terms of culture, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, religion, etc).   As the body of Christ (Church) we are called to model God’s love; not like toll booths where you need the exact “change” (i.e. look like us, behave like us, believe like us) to access His love.   Neither are we to act like agents dispensing God’s love and grace as if we’re judge and jury.  That’s not how it works!