We're looking at the Bible, page 873, and we're going to read chapter 14, verses 1 to 24.
There are three stories we're looking at tonight, but they all have one main point.
So, they all happen in the same place, and at the same time, Jesus is eating dinner on
Sabbath, probably after going to synagogue worship for the service this morning, somebody
invited them over for lunch, and the leaders, and this is where the conversation happened.
So, let's read chapter 14.
One Sabbath, when Jesus went to dine in the house of the ruler of the Pharisees, they were
not too good to care for him.
And behold, there was a man before him, and a drop seat.
And Jesus responded to the Lord's comparison, saying, Is it all the people of the Sabbath
were not?
They were made of silence.
Then he took him and healed him, and said, Quick.
And he says to them, Which of you, having a son or an aunt, who is only in the well, except
that they have not immediately blown out, and they have not replied to these things?
Now, he told him, there are a lot of those who were invited.
He noticed how they took a place of honor, saying to them, When you are invited by someone
to a wedding feast, don't sit down in the place of honor.
By someone who are distinguished, then you be invited by.
And he would invite you to go, He will come and say to you, Give your place to this person,
and then you will be with shame, to take the lowest place.
Go anywhere, and write him to the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he may say to
you, Friend, who have fire, and will be honored.
And the brethren who have said, He will give you, For everyone who exalts himself will
be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.
He also said to the men who have invited him, When you give a dinner or a banquet, don't
invite friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also divide you in
return and you be your king.
For when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will
be blessed, because they did not pay.
For you will be with the resurrection of the house.
And one of those who would find a table with him heard these things, he said, Blessed is
everyone, will eat bread in the kingdom of God.
But Jesus said to him, A man once gave a great banquet, and quite a minute.
And at the time of the banquet, he sent his servants to say to those who have been invited,
not for him, and he is now ready, but they all alike can't make excuses.
The first said, I bought a field, and I must have bought a field, and I said, please have
any excuses.
And another said, I bought five yoke boxes, and I go to the center, and please have any excuses.
And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
So the servant came and reported to this, and he was a master.
So then the master of the house became angry, and said to the servant, go out quickly to the
streets and lay in the city and bring in the floor and purples of wine and laying.
I realized that the wife was unlisted.
So it was a little, that was a little, okay, okay, okay, cool.
I'm just coming over again.
Let's look back a few minutes.
Thank you.
of Luke is the song of Mary.
And Mary says this.
Mary says, He has scattered the crowd
and come off their hearts.
He has brought down the mighty from their thrones
and exalted but lifted up
those who have humbled the state.
He has filled a hundred good things
and richly extenciated.
So that's Mary's opening song
that's where he opens the book of Luke.
And then, if you look at the first
sermon that Jesus
preaches in the Gospel of Luke,
this is what Jesus says, chapter 4.
Jesus says, The Spirit of the Lord is
upon you because he has appointed me to proclaim
good news to the poor.
He will claim liberty
to the captains and the
poverty of sight to the blind. He said that the
people who are oppressed and
claim to hear the Lord's favor.
So we've already got a hint
by those two things.
The first public
proclamation
that the whole
Gospel is going to be about God
bringing down the crowd and
praise and how it's
for the poor and
love.
And that's what we see
tonight.
So let's look section by section.
The first section of the story
we see Jesus is
on the brain
healing
for the afflicted.
Verse 1-6.
And we
want you to
count it to the
news for this man
with dropsy.
Now, dropsy
is a word that means
swelling
due to excess fluid in the body.
It's usually a problem with your heart
or your kidneys.
We can't be a process of fluid.
And so
it's a sad condition
because you're always thirsty.
But the more you drink,
the more bloated
and so
your body
becomes.
Right?
And back in Jesus' day,
some people
think
people didn't
quite know about
that condition.
And some people thought,
well, maybe that condition
is caused by
excessive
craving
for physical
pleasures.
And so people thought,
maybe that's
that's why
you have this
this experience
where many people
kept their distance
from people
with dropsy
and swelling.
But what we see
with Jesus
is that
he was different.
He was actively
compassionate.
It says he took him
and healed him
and sent him away.
Now,
that word
sent him away
is actually
the best translation
because literally
it means
to release him.
So it would mean
he sent him away
but it would also
just be
he sent him free.
It's actually
the same word
that was used
back in chapter 13
when Jesus healed
as a woman
who had been
punched over
for 18 years
that she straightened
down.
And he talked
about Jesus
as a blue circle
instead of free.
So in both
of these situations
Jesus brings
healing and freedom
to someone
who's been afflicted
by disease
for a long time.
And, you know,
it's actually
not an accident.
And Luke
really likes him
to put two stories
next to each other.
He does a lot.
Two characters
right next to each other
of confidence
one man
and one woman.
So here's a woman
who's healed
in the synagogue
on the Sabbath
in chapter 13
and now here's a man
who's healed
after the worship
of the synagogue
also on the Sabbath.
And Luke
has a lot of these
pairs
throughout his gospel
so like Mary
and Zachariah
and St.
talking praise
and the beginning
or Simeon and Dan
are both standing
in the temple.
Mary and Joseph
together obey
God's commands.
And it's interesting
to notice this pattern.
I think there's two things
this is just a bit
of a side note
but I think there's
two things
that Luke is doing
with this.
One is
there's the principle
of two witnesses
establish a valid testimony.
In the Old Testament
it says every man
must be established
by a testimony
of two or three witnesses.
And so Luke often
gives us
two people
often men
who went side by side
who are both
testifying to
in this case
the healing
and liberating
power of Jesus.
And that's a reminder
of how
God originally
made human beings
in his image
male and female
and Jesus
comes to restore
and heal
male and female
alike.
So I think
that's why we see
these pairs
in the gospel.
So we see
there's good news
for the conflicted man.
We also see
in this section
there's bad news
for the passive
Pharisees, right?
Notice the Pharisees
what they do
in this section.
In verse 1 it says
they were watching
and careful
but then they
don't do anything
and they don't say anything.
And most likely
they invited this guy
with swelling
in his body
to test Jesus.
Most likely
they probably
wouldn't have
invited him
to their house
otherwise
they wanted
to put him there
and they said
watch with Jesus
carefully.
Oh, right in front
of Jesus
there's this man.
Right?
They're testing him.
And then Jesus
asks them a question.
He says,
Paul,
is it right to get
on the seventh
or not?
They can't
really say anything.
And then Jesus
reminds them
and he reminds them
of something
that the law said
in New York
it says,
you shall not
see your brother's
donkey or ox
fallen down
by the way
and be born
and you shall
help him
to lift him up
again.
Because of the man
in the Old Testament
law
and Jesus
reminding him
that we have to say
well,
would you obey
that command
on the Saturday?
And how much more
should I lift
someone up
who has been
afflicted
and marginalised
and lift them
up again?
Isn't that what
the Sabbath
is about to restore
and heal
God through creation
especially God's people?
And in the end,
I can't say a thing.
There's nothing
they can say.
They're sort of
in order
because Jesus
has been faithful
to the scriptures
and they just
can't say anything
against him.
So,
for each of these sessions
I'm going to draw
one point.
One practical
discipleship point
because it makes,
as we said,
this whole session
include Jesus
teaching us
how to be his followers
what he used to be
in disciples.
So the point
I'm going to draw
from this section
is Jesus
teaching his disciples
that he shows
active compassion
rather than
passive indifference
when he sees people
have faith.
He sees people
grow afloat.
And he wants
his disciples
to learn from them
and share that
same heart
of active compassion
rather than
passive indifference.
That's the first section.
Second section.
Second section,
I mean,
second section
is actually
7 through 14.
There's two parts
to this.
In verse 7
it says,
Jesus told a parable
to those who were
invited,
that is to the guest.
then you look at verse 12
it says,
he also says
to the man
who had invited him
presumably the host.
So Jesus had
verse of the guest
in 7 to 11
and verse of the host
in verse 18.
And they're talking
about
sacred and evil.
So we see this section,
the first section
we saw
giving for the afflicted
and here we see
honor for the humble.
So
going through this section
in verse 7
it's interesting
in the beginning
it says people
were watching Jesus
carefully
but he was also
watching them carefully.
He noticed
that some of them
chose the best seats
and they wanted to sit
at the end of the table
and they wanted to sit
next to the host
that was really
the best seat
because then the host
would introduce you
to his best friends
and he would sort
of make connections.
That's what he would do
at these inner parties.
That's why
a lot of people
would have these parties
and attend these parties
because he wanted
to make connections
and he wanted
to sort of advance
your social status
without that.
So I'm going to buy
some of his house
I'll go there
maybe I'll meet
somebody else
maybe I'll help
you get a better job
maybe I'll connect
with so-and-so
right as the ancient
version of networking
is going to these
dinner parties
and people
of course
were trying
to touch
what they could
to get as close
to the top
as they could
and Jesus challenged
them.
He says
don't promote
yourself
it's better
to take a worse seat
and be invited
to move up
than take the best seat
and be embarrassed
to have to move down.
Now at first
that advice
seems
it almost seems
calculated
right?
You know
it's sort of like
well
you may know
you might get
a little boosted
you may be too high
you might get
to come down
so you don't need
to come down
now that's sort of
proverbial advice
in a lot of
cultures
Proverbs
25
6
7
but Jesus
is actually
verse 11
Jesus is actually
going to eat
so I'm just
saying
well
okay
so
put yourself
in a lower
place
and most
most
will serve
on God
and that'll
make you better
right?
Jesus says
everyone
who exalts
himself
and promotes
himself
to become
brought down
and the one
who promos
himself
to be exalted
and in that
verse
Jesus is speaking
in what is
sometimes called
the divine
acid
so it's a
passive voice
basically saying
the active voice
would be saying
God will humble
those who exalt
himself
Jesus just says
everyone who exalts
themselves
they will be
humbled
the question is
by who?
and the
application is
by God
right?
so if there was
a common fact
speaking
and you were
speaking
they will be
humbled
they will be
exalted
and you knew
oh he speaks
about God
and that's
what Jesus
is speaking
about in
verse 11
and so what
he's really
challenging us
to say
is where
do you get
your honor
and security?
are you trying
to sort of
advance
a level
by your
connection
to other
people
or are you
seeking
the honor
that comes
from God?
and he's
really telling
me
the Pharisees
because the Pharisees
as we've seen
in other parts
try to exalt
themselves
and try to
appear
as rulers
and models
and Jesus
warning them
you're trying
to exalt
yourself
about a
holy
but we see
that Jesus
confident in
his identity
from God
Jesus
is willing
to humble
himself
Jesus
had this
complete security
and so he
could humble
himself
in the lowest
place
without despairing
addressing
that God
would exalt him
so this is
the discipleship
point from
this section
which he is
teaching his
disciples
he's reminding
us
again
who he is
that he is
willing to
follow himself
and in
his resurrection
he will be
a father
but he's
saying
as followers
of Jesus
we call
to humble
ourselves
instead of
promote
ourselves
because
we will be
secure
in who we
are in
Jesus
part of
following
Jesus
is learning
to be
comfortable
in being
who you
are
and not
try to be
somebody else
because
you're secure
in who you're not
being
and you're
comfortable
being
that person
because
you know
that comes
to me
and you
know
that's
God's
child
and you
know
that he's
never
going to
take
more
for
safety
so you
can be
secure
and strong
and so you
can humble
yourself
without losing
yourself
and then
Jesus
goes on
verse 12
14
he's
applying
the same
principle
honor
for the
humble
and he
applies
that to
the
host
right
he's
talking
to
the
guests
7-11
now he
talks
to the
host
of
14
and
I mean
just imagine
this
Jesus
has been
invited
to this
man's
house
and here's
what he
says
to the
man
who
invites
him
when you
have a
dinner
go and
invite
friends
or your
brothers
or your
relatives
or rich
neighbors
let's
say
you
invite
you
to
return
go
when you
get
a
feast
invite
the
poor
cripple
the
name
and
the
lion
and
you'll
be
blessed
as
a
can
evade
you
now
that was
like
the
opposite
advice
of
what
almost
anyone
else
will
give
right
why
don't
throw
a
heartache
I
throw
a
heartache
to
hang
up with
people
they
like
and
then
they'll
invite
them
to
their
house
or
you
can
invite
them
strategically
so you
can network
and connect
with them
maybe get
associated
with people
you want to
associate
with so you
can feel
a little
bit more
secure
and Jesus
says
don't
look
back
I
would
just
imagine
saying
have
had
somebody
saying
that
to
the
person
who
invited
them
for
dinner
like
don't
invite
all
people
you
just
invite
them
invite
the
poor
the
people
of
the
women
of
money
what do you
say
right
what do you
say
for those
who are
like
whoa
who is
this
guy
now
doesn't
Jesus
mean
that we
should
literally
never
invite
friends
family
or
wealthy
people
for
dinner
no
I
think
sometimes
Jesus
uses
hyperbole or overstated
to make a point. You look down in verse 26
Jesus talks about
you have to hate your father and mother
and in order to follow me.
Now that does not mean
that you should hate your mother and father.
That's what Bible says. Honor your mother and father.
But it means you should love Jesus more
than anyone else.
Right? And so Jesus
needs to be a strong language
to make a point.
Right? That we need to love him
more than anyone else. And so he
needs to be a strong language here to make a point.
I think one of the reasons Jesus
uses strong language is that if he states
everything more politely, he would
just politely ignore it.
And so he says it strongly so that we
have to deal with it
and have to really
press with what he's saying.
So Jesus is saying, but what he's saying
in Paul 14 is he's saying you should
love people generously
and trust God and take him back.
You should love people without calculating
how much they can pay you back
and what benefits they can give you
if you're connected to them.
You should love people without
measuring any of that.
And trust that God will repay you again
in the resurrection of the righteous.
That's a challenge.
I think it's really easy to get into a rut and
basically default into living as if this world is
mostly all there is.
You think, oh yes, you believe in eternal life,
I guess we'll sort of figure out what that's like
when you get there.
But I want to try to make as much of this life
as I can, but I haven't.
Jesus is saying,
my kingdom is about loving people generously
and trusting God and bring faith in the end.
And then there will be a resurrection
and that will be,
that will outweigh everything else
on the scales of history.
That will outweigh everything else.
What I think Jesus is trying to teach us
as his disciples
is something like this.
Invite people
who can't pay for themselves,
who can't pay back,
men who can't get there on their own,
you need to go and pick them up.
I've been through a blind person like that,
but I think it's something to lead them
wherever the party is.
People who you can't imagine
how associated with them
would help you advance in society
and might those people be your parties.
You see, Jesus, Jesus,
I think a lot of us think,
well, okay,
showing compassion to people
who are indeed beings,
that's sort of part of my work.
But when I want to have fun,
I'm going to go have fun with my friends.
And people might all have to be burdened
with their difficulties.
And Jesus says,
actually,
you're going to have fun.
Invite people who have partners.
Invite people who are part.
Invite people who are crippled.
Invite people who are blind.
Invite people nobody else would invite.
Because God will be made for that.
He will be blessed by God.
Because you will be acting like God.
Isn't that what Jesus came to do?
To come to earth
and give his blessings
to all of us who are spiritually speaking,
not just poor, crippled,
and lame and blind,
but far worse than that.
Rebels against God.
Messed up, twisted, broken.
And Jesus came to our work
to raise his hands.
He is a sign of them.
To show them what that means.
Go and love people.
You can't think of any benefit
that they will be able to give you to this.
And just love them.
Pour out your love on them.
And you might,
they might never pay back.
They might never pay back financially.
They might never pay back socially.
They might never pay back in another way.
But you will be empowered
by the Holy Spirit
to do that
if you do what you would say to Jesus.
So,
this is a man
I think we don't talk a lot about,
but I think we should have,
we should take Jesus literally here
when he says,
invite people who are poor,
blind,
and they are rich.
You know,
and there's other people
who are vulnerable
by the kind of those passages,
but really thinking,
how can we do this quite?
The next time
the Bible comes over for dinner,
or planning to go to a party,
can you bring some light on them?
And sometimes,
I think it will teach you
a kind of joy
that you wouldn't even expect.
And,
and all the time
you realize that
the people that you talk to
will help you in any way
are actually helping you
in all kinds of ways
that only God
could have known in advance
by the people.
and so,
there's a blessing
that comes with the resurrection,
but sometimes,
I think God will give you
that blessing ahead of time.
So,
Jesus is saying,
don't just show compassion
out of pity or duty
as a party of work.
Show compassion
in sharing joy.
And why should we do this?
because
these are the people
who God has invited
in his manger.
So,
now we go to the third part.
You see,
healing from the afflicted,
on earth,
and humble.
And third,
hospitality,
leading outcasts.
Verse 15,
24.
And this is sort of
the concluding parable
of the section.
And Jesus
tells the story
of a great manger.
And it begins with
a guy who's behaved
like a typical host.
Right?
He invites his friends.
And as you'll see,
the friends he invites,
they own property,
one of them has got married,
they're sort of doing well.
Five goat coxin,
that means he probably
got at least
a hundred acres
five goat coxin
to plow by the field.
So,
we have the host
when he sort of
starts off
in the story
behaving like
a typical host
back then.
He compares the meal,
sends out the service
with a reminder
and then disaster.
Everyone
rejects the invitation
and no show.
He can't do it
at the last time.
Every single
last one of them.
Bad news
for the host
who only invites
his friends and relatives
and rich neighbors.
But then the host
actually changes
his plan
verse 21 to 23.
And he invites
everyone.
The poor,
the poor,
the blind,
the language,
even people
outside the city gates,
the people sleeping
under the bridges.
people that nobody
else will think
they invited.
And he takes
special initiatives
to include the ones
who would be
normally left out.
It's interesting.
At first,
he just sends out
invitations
and sends his servants
to tell people
to come in.
But in verse 21,
he doesn't just say,
well,
will he then invite
the poor,
the little blind,
the blind.
And he says,
bring them in.
Right?
They'll need help
if somebody's crippled.
They'll need a hand
to actually get there.
You can't just go
to a cripple man
and say,
hey,
come to the parties
a mile or two away.
He says,
okay,
I'll give you a ride.
And in verse 23,
he says,
go out to the highways
and headsets,
that is,
the end of the earth,
and compel people
to come in.
Now,
that word compels
a little confusing.
It doesn't actually mean
use force
and force people
to come in
against their will.
That's not what it means.
Now,
people visit her
from the Adam
and the middle agents
and that was a test.
But what it does mean
is it's the images
of someone coming
and taking the hand
of somebody
who feels hesitant
or afraid
and saying,
come with me.
Yes.
Because it goes to people
right back then
if you would invite,
if you were a rich person
and you invited someone
who was poor
at nothing,
right,
they only have clothes
on their back
and those clothes
weren't really good,
they would say,
oh no,
I can't do two hands.
Oh no,
I would be too embarrassed.
I don't have the right clothes on.
Right?
Sometimes you believe
you go this way
about church,
right?
You don't have,
you don't have,
you know,
fleets out of clothes
that look sort of nice.
Sometimes people like,
I don't know,
I can't make sure
of something else.
And so what does
the guy do
is he says,
I'm calling to come
and that is
take their hand
and if they're afraid
or ask them,
say,
come with me
and I'll read it
and I'll walk in with you.
you know,
it takes more effort
than initiative
to bring in
some type of people
into God's kingdom
but Jesus says
that is worth it.
This guy goes
for about 15 years
to worship
at the Columbus House.
His name is
Ken Bergen
and he's part
of their outreach
and engagement team.
So you see
those who like,
when it's
10 below zero
on the coldest
night of the year,
he's out
going under
the bridges
and where people
are sleeping out
in tents
and he goes
to find people
who would never
commit to a shelter
otherwise
and he goes
out there
with his team
of people
and basically
just tries to
bring as many
people in
to safety
and warmth
as possible.
And he's probably
saying people
fly away.
I don't know,
I haven't heard
all the stories
of the big break
and you never know
what would happen
otherwise
but he goes
in great lengths
to bring people
in who
are generally
resistant to
coming in
and don't want
to be in a shelter
but really need
a warm and safe
place to be.
And I think
that's a picture
of the kind
of what it means
to be
one of Jesus'
disciples
inviting people
in history
is to have
that kind
of perseverance
and willingness
to go
wherever it takes
and to meet
people wherever
they are
and to take
the time
and play
the need
and to be
not just
throwing out
an invitation
and saying
hey,
if you ever
want to come
you can come
but to
come alongside
people
and to bring
them in
to not see
them to his
bank of
people.
So
the point
of this
parable
of the great
night
is good news
for the guests
who would never
normally be invited
and bad news
for the guests
who refuse the invitation
to take for granted.
Jesus says
there's a place
where I need
for everyone
no one
is excluded
the only people
who don't make
it in are people
who exclude themselves
and are refusing
the invitation.
Now one last
thing
notice the excuses
that people make
sometimes we
read these excuses
and we sort of
think well
aren't they all
sort of lame excuses
I feel
you know
I have to go
out and see
it
bought some
oxygen
to test
it
well you should
probably test
the oxygen
before you
buy it
so I test
drive the car
before you
buy it
rather than say
I just bought
a car
you can test
drive it
sounds lame
okay you want
to test
it
okay you want
to drive
your car
that's fine
that just
sounds like
a lame excuse
for you know
ditching the
party
at the last
minute
and bagels
are normally
only in the
evening
so we're
going to
actually be
able to
inspect
the field
if it's
almost keeping
so on one hand
basically seems
sort of lame
but the third
excuse
is
best of all
because there's
a verse in
New Robby
that says
if you just
get married
it says
when a man
is going to be
married
he shall not
grow out
before he can
be liable
for any
other
mother
do
he shall
be free
at home
one year
and be
happy
with his
wife
and be
a saint
so basically
in ancient
Israel
if you just
don't marry
you have
a free
pass
for all
military
and civic
duties
not bad
and so you
know what
that's about
the best
you should
come up
with
to refuse
an invitation
to a dinner
because
you don't have
anything else
you have
all year
you just
be happy
with your
new spouse
but what's
the point
that Jesus
is talking
about something
more important
than military
more important
than serving
a club
office
more important
than anything
else
that commands
our attention
more important
even that
marriage
makes this
you can center
our marriage
Jesus is
talking about
being invited
to God's
faith
invited into
the relationship
with God
to become part
of God
and he said
that's more
important
that takes
priority
over anti-excuses
and so even
the best
experiences
not just
the really
laid ones
it sounds
like somebody
made a lot
but even
the best
experiences
are not
good
so Judas
is inviting
us to be
part of a
banquet
that lasts
forever
and then
in the end
he says
I tell you
none of these
men to invite us
will taste
my
banquet
very interesting
he starts
as the guest
at this man's
house
he talks to
the guest
he talks to
the host
and he tells
this story
about being
invited to a
great banquet
and then at the
end he talks
about it as
my banquet
saying I'm
actually the host
I'm actually
inviting you
to come
to God's
banquet
table
and I'm
making way
that you can
come in
and I come
to find you
wherever you
are
wherever you
are
I come
to shower
God's love
upon you
and bring you
to welcome you
home
don't refuse
the invitation
don't make
an excuse
however important
it may seem
don't miss out
on the banquet
that Jesus
calls us to
we have
the description
of the banquet
that Jesus
calls us to
this is
Isaiah
to this
and on this
mountain
the Lord
goes to
make all
people
a feast
of richly
a feast
of well
each one
richly
full of
marrow
and deep
fine
well refined
and he
will swallow
up
upon this
mountain
the covering
that is
passing
for all
the
people
call
death
forever
and the
Lord
God
will widen
away
his
eyes
from
all
faces
and the
corruption
is
he
will
take
away
from
all
the
earth
and the
Lord
is
going
to
him
and he
will
be
sent
on
him
and he
will
this
is
our
God
we have
waited
for him
that he
might
save
us
this is
the
Lord
we have
waited
for him
that he
brought
glad
and rejoiced
his
salvation
you see
this
is the
invitation
of
this is
what makes
the
disciple
more
next
thing
else
is to
receive
the
invitation
of
Jesus
to the
great
way
of
God
and say
yes
we
conquer that
kingdom
and then
then you
can extend
that
invitation
and then
you can
extend
that
love
without
any
boundaries
because
of the
word
of
any
of
hearts
thanking
for
coming
while
you
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How do you stand through?
Lay through what doesn't satisfy you.
Come eat what is good.
In Jesus' name,
you made a way for us to come.
You made a way for us to come. You made a way for you.
Your death on the cross and through your resurrection.
Thank you that you have defeated death.
Until one day
you've got to be swallowed up through.
Swallowed up in victory.
In your victory.
Lord, we pray that you would give us joy.
Give us joy in the morning
that you've invited us to the banquet
and that we have
said yes to you.
That we are included among
your disciples
and your followers.
We have a glorious future ahead of us.
Resurrection of the righteous that be.
A way to long for.
Lord, we pray that you would
help us to extend
your healing to the afflicted.
To give honor
to the humble.
To go to stay here in hospitality
even to the outcasts.
Lord, we,
because you have done that for us,
you would come and give us
and give us honor
and
welcome us in your kingdom
because of what you have done for us.
So we thank you.
Jesus, we pray.
Amen.
We can move and sing.