Be Reconciled

This morning Jesus commands us to be reconciled with anyone who stands in the way of our loving fully our neighbor as ourselves. Disrespectful words and thoughts alienate us from one another and eventually lead to disrespectful behavior and violence. We see more and more of this lately, so the need to take the words of Jesus to heart is more necessary than ever.  A look at history reveals a pattern that violates who we are and the purpose for which we were created, and certainly militates against the Great Commandment.  May this Lent be a time when we clean up our thinking and our judgments and ask God to help us to see all people as he sees them. The desire for reconciliation is the beginning of a needed movement to ACTION.
Bro. Rene