Messiness in Differences ~ Jeff Key

Staff, March 25, 2021

"For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all..." ~Romans 10:12

Ok, so we can divide ourselves into many different categories—some based on physical factors and some based on factors we create. So some divisions are just natural and others are arbitrary. I am a 61 year old, overweight, white male—can I change any of that?  Yes, I can lose weight.  My age will keep changing—God willing. The rest is pretty much out of my control. There are many more categories I can and do fit in—most of my own choosing. We all have the ability to make choices, but here is the thing once we make a choice that shouldn’t be the end, we should be able to continuously reevaluate and change based on new information. We shouldn’t allow ourselves to become so rigid in our way of thinking that we are closed off to new information. The bottom line for me I guess is we should remember that no matter how many categories we fit in, we all fit into one category—We are God's children created in His image and we should remember that when we look at another person whether they look like us or not, we are looking at the face of God.

God of all, You made each one of us different & unique and we should use those differences to work to your glory. You gave us unique skills again so we could and would have to work together. Even though we walk different paths, show us how all those paths meet at one place--Your loving arms, Amen.