ALL PEOPLE BELONG TO GOD

ALL PEOPLE BELONG TO GOD


Today's gospel EMPHASIZES that
Jesus comes from Galilee
And the people are TAKEN BACK


The people question whether the MESSIAH
Can come from Galilee
They say he has-
HAS TO come from Bethlehem
That he MUST be from the the town
WHERE David lived


“The Messiah will NOT come from Galilee-
will he?” John 7:41


The TRUTH is the Messiah
Can come from ANYWHERE-


Who knows-maybe in the SECOND COMING-
Jesus might be coming from
New York-Dallas-San Francisco-or-
Maybe even Miami, Florida


ALL PEOPLE belong to God


“The noble-of the nations
Assemble-as the people
Of the God of Abraham


For the kings
Of the earth
BELONG to God


He is greatly exalted” Psalm 47:9


So do the POOR
So does EVERY color-every race-
Every religion


That is WHY
It is a sin
To DISCRIMINATE against anyone
We ALL-
BELONG TO GOD


“And you also
Are among those GENTILES-


Who are CALLED
To BELONG to Jesus Christ” Romans 1:6


THERE-right there
IS the truth


We never know
Who another person is


There but for the
GRACE OF GOD-go I


That person right there could be Jesus
-Man or woman-
No matter WHERE they are from


They could be the MESSIAH
From-Galilee
The Messiah-from OPA LOCKA
Or a SAINT
From the church AROUND the corner


And UNTIL we get to the point
That we treat all with DIGNITY
We haven't mastered this
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR thing


We ALL-
BELONG to God-no matter
WHERE WE ARE FROM-


We all DESERVE
To be treated with DIGNITY
No matter-
Our station in life


“She is clothed
With strength and dignity


She can laugh
At the days to come” Proverbs 31:25


“Show proper RESPECT
To everyone


LOVE the family of believers
Fear God-
Honor the emperor” 1 Peter 2:17


MY DEAR FRIENDS


EVERY single one of us
BELONG TO GOD-
No matter-
Who we are
Or WHERE we come from


Treat them with RESPECT-like-
They are Jesus-OUR KING


Robert P. Wallman
3-31-17





Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Aileen O'Donoghue