“There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.” (Galatians 3:28 NLT)
When my son was little, he used to like to sort Legos by size, shape, and color before he started building his project. The instinct to lump things into groups seems built into our nature. It helps us make sense of things. We classify animals, plants, minerals, diseases, countries, etc. We even like to differentiate fellow human beings by religion, ethnicity, race, nationality, education, ability, wealth, gender, and sexual orientation. This inclination to segregate can lead to discrimination.
We are all one in Christ Jesus.
As followers of Jesus, we are called to be inclusive, compassionate, and welcoming--to reach out to those who may seem different at first glance. Once we get to know each other, we recognize how similar we are; we all want safe and stable lives for our families, fairness, dignity, and freedom to express our own values. Let us remove the man-made barriers between us, and live in unity as God intended.
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