Live the Liturgy
Inspiration for the Week

Everybody has a place at the table, and nobody deserves to feel inferior, unworthy, unwanted, or marginalized.  It is not part of God's vision.  Jesus came to heal, make things whole, set things right, and restore relationships.  No one is to feel unwelcome or alienated from the community.  

Whether we like or not, this message is at the core of the gospel.  It makes a lot of sense when you think about it.  Perhaps this is why people kept coming from everywhere to listen to Jesus speak and to be in his presence.  He made perfect sense.  Most of us have no issue buying into this vision.  We run into trouble, however, when we fall into the trap of privilege and power.  We diverge from God's vision when the powerful begin to control who is entitled to wholeness and inclusion and greed becomes a driving force.

Prejudice and entitlement have no place in the kingdom of God, and even the most needy and hurting among are worthy of the compassion Jesus desires to offer.  There are no easy solutions to the world's dilemmas.  But one thing is for certain, no one can be singled out, excluded, or mistreated.  Everyone matters.