Christ on the cross
broken open
poured out
a good gift
identifying with the lost
the alienated from God
the sinner
the hopeless
broken open
poured out
it is always a gift
when people offer
this kind of love
agape
it is not a love that seeks fairness
for life isn't fair
and love
well
certainly love is not fair
we love,
to have love not returned
to have love not returned
we give, and there is not even a "thanks"
fairness is not in the equation
for the Christian
those lazy welfare people
those people afflicted by addiction
those people
them
they
it is not fair that people
who work hard
who are responsible
provide them with what they need to survive
and yet
and yet
what are taxes
compared to the cross
why in the name of Christ
are some so Christless?
deserved?
not deserved?
not even part of the equation for those of us
who at the foot of the cross
receive
the good gift
grace
thank God we do not always reap what we sow through His grace
ReplyDeleteGod does not treat us as we deserve...
ReplyDeleteand that is a grace full thing!