Katherine Roberts is a writer, folklorist, and educator. She lives in Chapel Hill, N.C. with her husband and two children.
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Neighbors Are Nearby
11-04-2015
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In church last spring, our children learned the song, “Jesu, Jesu Fill Us with Your Love.” It includes the line, “neighbors are nearby and far away,” which gave our five-year-old son pause.
“Are neighbors far away?” he asked at breakfast recently.
“No,” I said.
“They’re nearby.”