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The Chibi News Daily Reflection
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Hello, my name is Marcus Mack. I'm a priest in the Church of England
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The second of the greatest commandments is this, love your neighbour as yourself
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In a self-obsessed culture, it would be easy to read this and think
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I need to love myself before loving others. But it doesn't say that. It assumes we already know how to love ourselves
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The problem isn't more self-love, the problem is too much self-love. We know how to love ourselves
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When we get sick or hungry or encounter problems, we instinctively act to take care of ourselves
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We have no problem looking after our own personal interests. What we struggle to do and what we are commanded to do
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is to love others as we love ourselves. to not only look to our own interests, but also to the interests of others
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Just like in the story of the Good Samaritan, who took the time to care for an injured victim
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The Good Samaritan treated his wounds and paid for his accommodation so he could rest and heal all out of his own pocket
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We are to help, love and support others as we instinctively do for ourselves
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If everyone did this, there would be no one in need. This is only made possible when we first love God as supreme in our lives
