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Reflections

The Inescapable Mess

Posted on February 18, 2020 | Posted by Annie Saunders

The bad news is this: there is nowhere to run.  The evil, the sin,
the despair, the mess of this world is within you.
     The good news this: In a manger, around tables with sinners and
scribes, on both sides of the sea, up on that cross, and at this table –
God enters into the mess, knowing it’s a mess, and brings more than
cleanliness.  In Jesus, God brings life.
     So come.  This table is not a table of quarantine in the midst of a
godforsaken world.  This is a table of love for a people who need it. 
For you.  So come.  Just come.

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