Evening: Psalm 107:1-32; Matthew 18:10-20
While
depicting people as ‘sheep’ rankles with me, I do like that Jesus gives
highest priority to ‘lost sheep’. Religious folk can sometimes moralize
and exclude bad actors from the scope of God’s care. But Jesus says
that, even if someone treats you badly repeatedly, you should “treat
them as a Gentile and a tax collector”. Wasn’t he criticized for loving
these people? He certainly did not exclude them. I think he means:
‘these ‘lost sheep’ are the people I care about most; treat them with
the utmost care and love, as I do. I want them back with me.’
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