Galatians 6:1-5
"Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. Each one shoudl test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, for each one should carry his own load"


The thing that struck me about this morning's sermon is that in each of our cold and weary bodies is a God working on a plan to save the whole world. The law of Moses dictated that we need to be holy and set apart, but the law of Christ gives us the calling to get dirty, to carry our cross and if neccessary one and another's. Jesus Himself was known for touching the diseased and befriending the rejected.
It's a real challenge to know that that's basically who we as Christians aspire to, a leader who isn't afraid to ask us to suffer for him and to demand our all. But then again he's also the saviour who gave us all first.

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