Romans 14: 7-12; Psalm 27; Luke 15: 1-10
“Whether we die or whether we live, we belong to the Lord.” What a consolation Paul offers us. Oh to be that free! That unafraid. That is what the psalmist proclaims: “The Lord is my light and my salvation! Of whom should I be afraid?” Jesus in the Alleluia invites the heavy burdened, and who is more heavily burdened that those who “live” life in fear of death. There is not a think to fear, promises Jesus, for if we are indeed a lost sheep we have a God who searches and searches for us. Even if we sin, God like a housewife will look and look for us like a lost coin, and God will rejoice to pick us up.
Too often he media creates and feeds our fears. Terrorists, Sharks. Now it is swine flu. Or maybe that the next plane we take will overshoot its mark. So? It might help to review your fears about once a month, write them down and look at them, month by month. Cross out the unrealistic ones. Repeat frequently today and always: ‘The Lord is my light and my salvation. Of whom should I be afraid?”
Thank you for taking us to yourself, so that we always know to whom we belong.
So many do not know to whom they belong, families broken, tribes dispersed. Give all of us a home.