God's Colorful Kingdom | James 2
Welcome to Real Life . What color is your favorite? I'm asking you not to be color blind, but to be color brave. -Mellody Hobson I love green . But if the sky, clouds, and everything was green , I’d soon tire of it. Wouldn’t you? Green's beauty is best appreciated in contrast with other colors. What if every person looked exactly alike? Boring! Instead, God created us in a variety of sizes, shapes, and shades. We are male and female, tall and short, rich and poor. We speak six thousand languages. [1] We worship in silent meditation and shouts of “Hallelujah!” We are athletes, engineers, mothers, soldiers, and artisans. This is the colorful world God created. “Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth,” [2] we pray in the Lord’s Prayer. When we pray this, let’s be mindful of the wonderful diversity inherent in God’s kingdom, his family. In some families, siblings resemble each other so closely it's easy to see they'r...