Love without walls...

Jesus loves....


And...

And...

He loves each and every one....




...at no point

...does He ever

....stop loving them.


Sick to your stomach yet?

Yeah...Me too.

God's love is offensive.

I'm down with God loving people with minor sins. As long as he loves those that I think He should I am OK with it...But the minute I judge that someone is not worth the same love that God has shown to me, I want to wiggle and squirm and protest. I mean, Jesus, look at that guy! He's sick! He's a pervert. He's a killer. You can't offer your salvation to that! Me, now, I'm not so bad. I've never hurt anyone. I am nice to people. I go to church. I read my Bible and I pray. I share with my friends. I work with special ed kids...I'm a pretty good egg if you compare me to some people. Right?

I mean if you forget about that one thing...

Uh...No, I didn't know that my exasperated tone with that student would contribute to her self-loathing.

My failure to hold up my end of the bargain at the animal rescue cost the lives of how many dogs?

My self-focus caused me to miss an opportunity to speak Your life into someone's circumstances...And they did what? To who?

Lord...I didn't know...I was just...I....It's not that...I can't be responsible for...

Jesus...Can you just forget about that?

You already did?

Just because I am me?

Just because you love without boundaries?

How do I wrap my mind around that??

Comments

darthmom said…
Helen! Such a great post!
1:28 PM
Kelly said…
Wrapping you brain around the fact that we are to love these people that others deem "unloveable" and "sinners" is not easy. With God's help I am getting better each day.
Missed you at church today.
4:02 PM
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