After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb.
-Revelation 7:9
Everyone is invited to the Jesus party and I’m trying to be like Jesus.
I’ve been excluded from social gatherings, libraries, museums, concerts, and a number of invitations because of my personal health decisions.
I’m getting accustomed to driving farther for services and being creative in filling our needs. I’ve learned that I’m pretty darn good at making friends who respect me enough to trust my judgment.
Those new friends have been the most inclusive. Our “official” social group focuses heavily on inclusion and we have become the most philosophically diverse assortment of humans I’ve ever been around.
Those who have shunned us are welcome to join, but I imagine the names they have called us still dangle from their tongues. My energy is put to good use toward myself, my children, and my friends. I do not need to reach out any longer to those who have chosen to reject us. I will, however, pray that my heart remains open
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