Inspired by Acts
10:1-34
“The voice said to him
again, a second time, ‘What God has made clean, you must not call
profane.’” Acts 10:15
We have strong opinions about what is right or acceptable,
and what is not. Some of those opinions
are based on our own experiences, some are based on conventional wisdom, some
are based on long-standing traditions. Some
are based on ignorance or prejudice. However
those opinions came to be formed, we hold onto them wholeheartedly, and they
help inform our lives and our interactions with others.
But they can also hinder us from doing God’s work in the
world. If we understand something or
someone to be wrong or unacceptable, we can convince ourselves that God sees
them the same way. We close ourselves
off to the possibility that God might be calling us to minister to this person
because they make choices that we don’t agree with or live according to values
that we reject.
All our judgments are based on worldly observations, but
God’s love transcends the world. Our
vision is limited by worldly experiences, but God’s vision is limitless. Our opinions are based on cultural context,
but God transcends culture. And where we
might see a barrier to God’s holiness, God may see an opportunity for growth
and sacrificial love.
Let us pray.
Transcendent God, your ways are mysterious to us. Enable us to be open to your call, that we
may show your love to all your people.
Through Christ our Lord, Amen.
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