"I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over
ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance." Luke 15:7
Rather than this being a statement against those who faithfully follow, it is an indictment on the way the self righteous view sinners, and it is a statement that give meaning and importance to those who have been shunned by the religious establishment. To those who feel unloved, unaccepted, unwanted Jesus sings a different song, one of love and acceptance. Not only does Jesus say these things about himself he also says that all of heaven rejoices in one who is redeemed.
If you have been shunned by those in the church (local or universal), Jesus says forget them, remember me, If you have been asked to leave, Jesus opens a door. If you have been told to keep silent (especially for your gender), Jesus offers you your voice again. To any who have been cast aside (LGBT), forgotten (the poor), marginalized (minorities), been protested against by those uplifting the cross (all the above and then some), the one who hung on the cross says,
If you have been shunned by those in the church (local or universal), Jesus says forget them, remember me, If you have been asked to leave, Jesus opens a door. If you have been told to keep silent (especially for your gender), Jesus offers you your voice again. To any who have been cast aside (LGBT), forgotten (the poor), marginalized (minorities), been protested against by those uplifting the cross (all the above and then some), the one who hung on the cross says,
"Look into my eyes and see how I care, feel my arms around you and my comfort.
Forget the pain of the past and walk with me into your beautiful future."
They may not be officially in red, but it is my sincere belief that given a do over, they would be.
+ Have you ever been shunned, cast out, kept silent?
+ Did you turn away from God? if so what caused your return? if not how did you hang on to your faith?
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