TAKING IT PERSONALLY

Jesus of Nazareth never left Palestine.

When it was time for him to leave his bodily presence behind,

He told his disciples they were blessed,

because the Holy Spirit would dwell within them

and the his presence then would spread to the world.

Where two or three are gathered together in my name,

there am I in the midst of them.

Whatever you did for the least of these brothers of mine,

you did for me.

Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord.

No one has seen God; but if we love one another,

God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

When Saul was terrorizing and jailing Jesus' followers,

the Lord spoke audibly from above, asking,

Why do you persecute me?

He identifies that closely with his people.

- John Ortberg