Herod had immunity.
He could behead people;
his friends would let him,
his enemies powerless.
A dictator has immunity.
He will not use it for noble purposes.
We do not have immunity
from the consequences of our choices.
We will pay the price
for our bold, decisive action.
We are not immune to the suffering of the world.
If one suffers, all suffer together with them.
To follow Jesus is to renounce immunity.
Jesus did not say,
“Take up your lawn chair and follow me.”
Our trust is not that we will be treated well,
but that even in our weakness and vulnerability,
even in failure and suffering,
grace will prevail.
For even in all its evil and cruelty
this world is not immune
to love.
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net
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