There is a need for all of us to understand one another's fears and prejudices. We all have them. Jesus did not simply ask us to love one another as He loves us. He commanded us to do so. A wonderful quality of Christ's love is His absolute understanding and knowledge of our thinking and responses, as well as the reasons for them. We can never match that depth of knowledge for others or ourselves, but we can try. This acceptance and understanding of others does not have to mean approval or disapproval in itself, but surely it must help us to overcome our fears and prejudices, whatever their source. Finding some reasons for our prejudices, maybe as a result of our own hurts and fears, must be an important part of our personal healing and growth.
