Invasives

"He himself is our peace having made us both one," Ephesians 2:14.

So, who's the He he's talking about? Jesus. And who is Us both? Jews and Gentiles. Ins and outs. White boys and girls. Black boys and girls. Brown boys and girls. Americans. Mexicans. Europeans. Asians. Natives. Invasives. Doesn't really matter who the Both are. What matters is that Jesus has made us both one. He broke down dividing walls. He abolished the cultural rules that divide. He killed the hostility. Jesus made peace between us. Jesus reconciled us both to each other. Jesus replaced the white man. Jesus replaced the black man. Jesus replaced the both with himself. One man in the place of the two. And Jesus presented us in his very one self to God. Jesus reconciled us to God. Through his body. Through that one body in the manger, crucified. Jesus gave us both access to the Father. In one Spirit. We belong to God. Jesus came and preached Peace to you who are near, Peace to you who are far away. Sky kingdom.

As we see each other today, brothers and sisters, we see God dwelling in us, his one temple. And, together, in one Spirit we say: Welcome, Father, into your home. The church of Christ.