If you wish to understand the importance of neighboring, begin not with programs or policies, but with people. Ask yourself: Who lives near you? Do you know their names? Their stories? The joys they hold quietly, and the burdens they carry alone? For many, the answer is no. Not because they are unkind, but because they are busy, afraid, or simply unaccustomed to noticing. Yet the door to a renewed community swings on the small hinge of attention. In America today, many say they feel anxious, divided, and lonely. They hunger for connection but settle for distraction. They desire belonging but often retreat behind screens, schedules, and fences. A nation so full of houses still suffers a shortage of neighbors. But it does not have to stay that way. When Jesus taught about the neighbor, He did not give a definition—He gave a story. A man beaten on the side of the road. A priest and a Levite who passed by. And a Samaritan who stopped, bandaged, carried, and paid. Love was not proven ...