Party inthe Kingdom...

Sometimes is has to be about me. But it isn't ALL about me, right. I'm sick and tired of both it's only about me and God and it's only about how we love other people and God. It's about us and God, right? And we all screw it up pretty badly. My liberal friends are all wrong. My conservative friends are all wrong. And lest you think me arrogant, I am all wrong, too.

"I feel like a failure for God, but I'm oddly okay with that."

Me too. Every day.

Welcome to the Kingdom of God: failures, sinners, broken people, the uncertain, the uncaring, the unloved and the unloving... We're all coming into the Kingdom.

Suppose a guy gave a party for his son and when it came time for everyone to come, nobody showed up? Oh, they all had excuses. I got a new car and I'm giving it a test drive. Oh I have stuff to do.

So the guy says, "Let's invite the people who never get to go to a party. Let's invite the ugly and the nerdy and the smelly and the not too smart. Let's fill this place with people who will be happy they're at the party."

I didn't deserve the invite, but I'm glad I'm there...and I'm glad you are too...