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Fifth Sunday of Easter |
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April 28, 2013 |
| Acts 11:1-18 |
| “…‘What God has made clean, you must not call profane.’” |
| (Acts 11:9b) |
This passage in Acts tells of Peter’s vision in which God teaches him, through the metaphor of clean and unclean food, that all people are welcomed into the body of Christian believers. Peter refuses at first! He does what we so often do, too: he earnestly tries to follow guidelines of righteousness instead of the voice of the Risen Christ.
What has God made clean and holy in our lives, in our churches, in our ministries, that we may be calling profane? Is it a new idea for a project that seems like too big a risk? Is it someone in our ministry whose brand of helping sometimes causes more frustration than help? Is it a talent of our own that we keep trying to stifle? Is it a person whom others in our society have deemed unworthy of love and protection? I invite you to join Simon Peter and me this week in seeking to accept God’s vision of holiness rather than our own vision.
Holy One, teach us to look to you for holiness, acceptance, and truth.
Rebecca E. Garrett
Music Associate
Highland Park United Methodist Church
Dallas, TX