Pastor Rob acknowledges living in two worlds: "Real Life" and "Screen World," with an increasing effort to block out "Screen World." Yet certain events from "Screen World", that is the national news cycle, enter into our "Real Life" in touching ways. This week brought some of those events.
Into that swirling storm, we hear the beloved and familiar story of the good shepherd seeking the lost sheep (Luke 15:1-10). Pastor Rob reflects on how we can become like sheep, eating a diet of fear, anger and affirmation of prejudices until we have wandered from the teachings of Christ. Our society has become lost in the bramble, focusing on demonizing the other rather than seeking the lost.
The way forward is repentance, repentance that requires humility and hope, precisely the kind of repentance made possible by God.
The image is from Artist Miki de Goodaboom. She has an online art gallery that includes Biblical images.
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