Mutuality of Love

First point of order--I am absolutely terrible at updating blogs.  This isn't "Daily Reconciliation" in that I'll be posting daily.  If that were my intent it would be "Maybe Weekly if You're Lucky and I'm Not Opening All This Week At Work Reconciliation".

So apologies about promising to update and then taking my own sweet time.  As recompense I'm linking a really good piece of a sermon series about what the Church's response should look more like when it comes to homosexuality.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/phil-snider/what-does-the-bible-really-say-about-homosexuality-part-ii/10150988386528074

The whole of the sermon is well thought out and beautiful and I hope you read its entirety, but this quote from a letter he includes at the end can also sum up the message the pastor is conveying.

 “Some faithful Disciples, in deep study of scripture and with much prayer, have come to the conclusion that sexual orientation is part of how each one of us is created by God. Other faithful Disciples, in deep study of scripture and with much prayer, have come to the conclusion that homosexuality is sin.  What makes us Disciples is that at the Table of the Lord, people of both points of view – and everyone in between – are welcome.”

It can be hard to remember those words and that promise that we will all be welcome at the Table of the Lord one day when it seems as if we are so entrenched in our own current ideologies and sides of this issue. But that's what it really boils down to.  God created everyone of us for love--His and for each other.  I think he's got to be shaking his head at us all the time for getting so wrapped up in the contexts and refinements and regulations of all our ways to love and be loved.

Well, short and sweet and somewhat to the point.  But seriously, I am opening all this week, so don't expect another post tomorrow.  Sorry.