Mark 12:32-34
Then the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher; you have truly said that ‘he is one, and besides him there is no other’; and ‘to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength,’ and ‘to love one’s neighbor as oneself,’—this is much more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” After that no one dared to ask him any question.
Not far from the kingdom
How often are these words preached
as words of rejection
rather than words of hope?
Not far from the kingdom
How often are they turned into
words of condemnation
rather than words of encouragement?
Not far from the kingdom
How often is this interpreted
as missed opportunity
rather than glorious potential?
Not far from the kingdom
Words focusing not on my sinfulness
but on the amazing grace of God.
Not far from the kingdom
Today I choose
to hear these words
and to focus
not on the ways that I disappoint
but on the ways that I bring joy
Not far from the kingdom
Today I choose
to hear these words
as words of love
and to experience them
as light
as hope
as blessing
Not far from the kingdom
A wonderful place to be!
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