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For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and is generous to all who call on him. For, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10.12-13 NRSV)
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There is a story told on the late Dorothy Parker--a lady known for her sarcastic wit. She was at a party at which one of the guests praised another woman at the party. "She's very kind to her inferiors," said the guest.
With mock disbelief Dorothy Parker asked, "And where does she find them?"
Stripped of its sarcasm, her point is well made. There are no "superiors" in God's world nor are there "inferiors." There are only people. Precious people. People talented in various ways. Some are princes. Others are prodigals. But all are people with potential. Why? Because they have been fashioned by the Creator. That makes each one remarkably valuable. That's why St. Paul reminds us "there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus."
That's why it is absurd to divide people into acceptable and unacceptable, "our kind" and "not our kind." What is there in us that makes us classify people into groups and to judge some groups as being more acceptable than others?
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Dear God, help me see all of your people as you see them. Amen.
Ron Newhouse
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There is a story told on the late Dorothy Parker--a lady known for her sarcastic wit. She was at a party at which one of the guests praised another woman at the party. "She's very kind to her inferiors," said the guest.
With mock disbelief Dorothy Parker asked, "And where does she find them?"
Stripped of its sarcasm, her point is well made. There are no "superiors" in God's world nor are there "inferiors." There are only people. Precious people. People talented in various ways. Some are princes. Others are prodigals. But all are people with potential. Why? Because they have been fashioned by the Creator. That makes each one remarkably valuable. That's why St. Paul reminds us "there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus."
That's why it is absurd to divide people into acceptable and unacceptable, "our kind" and "not our kind." What is there in us that makes us classify people into groups and to judge some groups as being more acceptable than others?
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Dear God, help me see all of your people as you see them. Amen.
Ron Newhouse
