“Whoever comes to me
and does not hate father and mother,
wife and children, brothers and sisters,
yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple.”
—Luke 14.26
Generally there’s nobody we love like our family.
Jesus asks, Why not? What if we did?
What if we didn’t spend any more on our kids
than we did for every kid in the world?
Some say that would sure be mean to our kids.
Well, Jesus says, if you think of it that way,
then go ahead and be mean to your kids.
If you think of caring for strangers
as much as you care for your family
as hating your family, then hate your family.
Draw no lines around your love. None.
Turns out this isn’t really about hate at all,
but unlimited love.
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net
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