The overlooked

John 7:40-43

Division among the People

 When they heard these words, some in the crowd said, “This is really the prophet.” Others said, “This is the Messiah.” But some asked, “Surely the Messiah does not come from Galilee, does he? Has not the scripture said that the Messiah is descended from David and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?” So there was a division in the crowd because of him.

How often have we overlooked

Christ in our midst

because he was in the wrong place

at the wrong time?

Or did not appear

from the direction we expected

or in the guise for which we were looking?

How often has Christ surprised us

by being unrecognisable

and too close for comfort?

And while we argue

about where The Messiah

can be found

Christ hangs out

with the lonely

and the hurting

the outcast

and the stranger

and gets on with the 

work of God.