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Our Welcoming God

January 10, 2019

Our church meets in an old elementary school, one that closed in 1958 rather than obey a US court order to integrate (the act of having African-American students attend schools previously attended by only Caucasian students). The following year, the school reopened and Elva, now a member of our church, was one of those black students who were thrust into a white world. “I was taken out of my safe community, with teachers who were part of our life,” Elva recalls, “and placed in a scary environment in a class with only one other black student.” Elva suffered because she was different, but she became a woman of courage, faith, and forgiveness.

Her witness is profound because of how much evil she endured at the hands of some members of a society that denied the truth that every human being, regardless of race or heritage, is loved by God. Some members of the early church struggled with this same truth, believing that certain people were, by birth, loved by God while others were rejected. After receiving a divine vision, however, Peter stunned everyone who would listen with this astounding revelation: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right” (Acts 10:34–35).

God opens His arms wide to extend love to everyone. May we do the same in His power. Today's Reflection

Consider your neighborhood, your family, and your social sphere. Where do you find a temptation to exclude others? Why?

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Any semblance of sanity at work today .... for a change? I hope so!!

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

((((HUGS)))

[luvie]

Beautiful thread honoring our troops, Kathy! (((hugs)))

[luvie]

That's the excitement of the day, Early Birds!
...and it's pretty darn exciting.
Have you got fun plans for the weekend?
I don't. And that's ok.
It's pretty outside.
A bit too breezy for me, but sunny.
I think it's supposed to get colder over the weekend.
Another good reason for staying in. LOL!
((((hugs))))