"If someone does something kind for me, I assume they're not a Christian."
Utterly broken by that. Let it sink in.
Who are you following? The Jesus who ate with tax collectors and sinners? Do you even know where He is? Let me give you a few hints.
He's not in your cold, sterile faith that advocates for unjust laws that crucify the poor, tears families apart and keeps marginalized communities marginalized.
He's not with a faith that abuses the local waitress after you get done singing for an hour about how kind He's been to you.
He's not with you when you bow down at the feet of Mammon and worship the golden calf.
He's definitely not with you when you wallow in abject fear of anyone who doesn't look like you, think like you, or worship like you.
Where is Jesus? He's hanging out in the gay bars, gently causing quiet revolutions of the heart. He's comforting a sobbing trans kid who can't figure out who they are, giving them the strength to live another day. He's giving a battered woman the last ounce of desperate strength to escape her abuser.
He's with the poor. He's with the migrant workers who are good enough to pick your apples and pay your taxes but aren't good enough to live without fear.
He's with the very people you hate the most: loving them perfectly, without any of the conditions you place upon your own love.
Are you going to follow Him? Choose this day whom you will serve.
Matthew 25:31-46
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Love you. Be blessed.
J