The last thing Jesus says to the disciples before rising up from this earthly toil and going into heaven is (loosely translated) this: “Look, God is going to give you gifts. Use them. Not just for anything – for something important. Go out there, into this world – a world full of emptiness - and shine a light. Not just any light, the light of the grace of God.” My favorite line comes a couple of verses later. After Jesus rises up, two men in white robes (presumably angles) come up to them and say (again, loosely translated), “Whatcha' lookin' at?”
A message based on John 14:15-21.
"But we, the Church, (oddly) prefer charity to justice. We are more than glad to take bagged lunches to people on street corners, but we are shamefully reluctant to stand on street corners protesting when the very programs that could help those in need are being de-funded."
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