He reached out his hand and touched them. Matthew 8:3
Hello Friend,
Not far from where I live there is a Women’s Center, and I pass it quite often as I travel US 19. Beside the road are well-meaning Christians with placards protesting abortion. Some are sitting in lawn chairs and others are strolling back and forth waving their banners—some decrying women as murders and others with blood dripping from wombs. It is certainly their right by law to protest against something that goes against their belief system, but, I wonder, what would Jesus do? WWJD is always my go-to measuring tool when contemplating taking an action and, in this instance, my mind does not, and cannot, perceive Jesus as joining the protesters. When the woman was caught in adultery, an equally grievous sin, Jesus told her “that He did not condemn her, go in peace” (John 8:11). Instead of using His arms to wave a poster, I see Jesus as reaching out to tenderly embrace them, listening to their stories, and offering assistance. I truly wish that the protesters would roll up their sleeves and begin a truly meaningful ministry to children in need. There are currently about 14,000 little ones in the foster care system in Florida—dear little toddlers needing a tender hand tucking them in bed at night, reading them a story, and making them smiley-face pancakes in the morning. Doesn’t every child deserve that? Too much of a long-term commitment, how about volunteering at a school, or making doll clothes or refurbishing old toys so that every child at Christmas has a toy? How about babysitting a neighbor’s child so that the mom can take a much-needed nap? Allow God to do the judging; you do the loving. Linda