Confrontation swirls -
words sharpened
and hurled -
yet reason prevails...
momentarily.
Flesh cutting advocates
are not sadistic monsters,
but well-intentioned
believers
who appreciate
the parameters of the Law.
Yet Peter descibes a new law,
a new way:
beauty will rise from ashes.
Don't make it difficult
for people who are
turning to God.
We are so good
at adding conditions
and clauses
to Grace,
yet
we would be the first
to complain
if handed a sixty pound
backpack at the door. (Matt. 23:4)
What sort of welcome
is this?
What reflection
does this show
of God's heart?
Is this a club
that only the well-bathed,
well-behaved
and monochromatic
may attend?
Would Jesus be welcomed
in such a place?
Life - full life -
is what He offers,
not a life of dry regulations
and a backpack
overloaded with
guilt
and do's
and don't's.
Just Jesus
plus nothing
equals Grace.
