This Sunday At Peace
Scripture: Luke 19:1-10
Every short person who has been to a concert they were super excited about only to end up behind a crowd of big guys in cowboy hats can feel the pain of Zacchaeus in Sunday's scripture. Zacchaeus was the wealthy chief tax collector of Jericho--who also happens to be a real short guy. I know it's my own stature that draws me in on this one.
Isn't it funny how that happens, even with texts from 2,000 years ago? That we see one little piece and think, "Oh that's me," and suddenly the thing becomes relatable. It gets real.
Our whole lives are built in the stories we tell, and it's often those little details that will stick. After last Sunday (WOW last Sunday was incredible!), I'm thinking about our Peace story--and some of the little details that have especially stuck with me. I know we all have them.
But this community that persists both in loving this world enough to fight for justice and in loving each other through thick and thin... Peace Church is the best sort of hall of mirrors, showing up to be and reveal that reflection of God from every angle. To say what Holly said last week and what Jesus said to Zacchaeus: People are so beautiful.
YOU are just so beautiful.
Peace to you,
Paula