Today’s Reflection
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATES THE BIRTH of our Savior and Lord, but sometimes we act as if we think salvation is only about securing a place for ourselves as individuals in Christ’s heavenly kingdom, like James and John who asked Jesus for a seat of honor (Mark 10:35-37). Jesus, however, preached that the kingdom is already at hand, to be enjoyed now in the company of other disciples, and we as Christians are to bring others—the weak, the abandoned, the needy, the lost—into it. Jesus came to save the whole world (John 3:16-17), and we, as stewards of Christ’s reign now, are called to work for the fullness of life—including life’s essentials of food, shelter, clothing, health care, education, security—to all earth’s inhabitants.
– Blair Gilmer Meeks
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