Blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.
In this season
it’s hard to imagine
how a baby
could cause offence
Particularly when
we’ve wrapped that baby
in tinsel and glitter
But that baby grew
and called out
the incongruity
he saw around him
He challenged
dearly held traditions
and pompous pronouncements
made without foundation
He questioned religious certainties
and lifted up those excluded
by institutional posturing.
If only we would be offended today
Instead, we’ve sidelined God among us
reduced the impact of the gospel
diluted the call to radical discipleship
conveniently forgotten
God’s bias for the poor and the marginalised
We’ve tamed Jesus’ call to action
made following Christ safe.
And God continues
to be born among us
in vulnerability
trusting us to welcome
and be changed by
God with us
in our everyday
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