Evening: Psalm 22; Mark 2:13-22
Waiting hours on the phone makes people angrier about their complaints, and Canada Revenue agents catch the flak ... as do public officials who enforce pandemic restrictions. Levi, the tax-collector in the Gospel, didn’t have to falsify tax bills to make people angry. There are those in all societies who, like Levi, become lightning-rods for the people’s anger. But Jesus goes to dinner with Levi, this tax man. And Jesus calls us to extend welcome and kindness to everyone, particularly those whom we are sure, like Levi, do not deserve it. Jesus’ whole life demands: Who does not deserve respect?
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