To be inclusive

to recognize

oneness in life

unity of God

commonality of humanity

each unique

each an expression of

the One

To love and embrace people

whose behaviors and

attitudes I hate

to welcome the darkness

within me

Sometimes you are right,

or 2/3's right

And I am wrong or

mostly wrong

let me respect

your right and

own my wrong

and sometimes

the opposite is true

Always

you and I are

fully human and

unique expressions

of God

My power

doesn't make

me right and

your weakness

doesn't make

you wrong

Inclusion is justice

with human faces and

hues of skin and

other cultures

and languages

Inclusion is faith

at the core of

each of us

lives God

I believe that God is radically inclusive: here and now and also eternally. The Bible supports this belief, though it also supports the view of judgment and eternal separation from God. This creates a tension in which we who follow Jesus must live, and perhaps a choice we must make-is God's justice a legalistic one with eternal punishment or is God's justice an inclusive one that assures everyone has a place at the table?

Thanks for continuing to bless me as we journey together.  

--Jack F. Price

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