Inclusivity
‘Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God’.
(Romans 15:7)
We are all the same: we judge other people by age and appearance and ethnicity and accomplishments and all the rest.
We don t have time for those who don t appeal to us. But one of the great gifts of the gospel of Jesus was
that his message was for the whole world, Jew and Gentile, male and female, slave and free. He welcomed all,
for all humans are precious to God, being image bearers of God.
So then, we are to welcome all sorts of people into the fellowship of God s people and have compassion on all,
no matter what our sinful instincts may tell us.
Question for thought: How do I judge other people?
Gracious Lord, we pray for the Mothers’ Union members in the remote province of Temotu in the Solomon Islands.
Give them wisdom and courage as they support and train the women, as many are victims of gender-based violence.
May they be able to share the comfort of the God of all comfort who comforts us in all out troubles.