Well since we took up a week with quotes from other people, I thought we'd fill up this week with quotes from Jesus. Talk about having trouble narrowing down the field to a chosen few - whew!
I'd love to hear some of your favorite, most challenging or inspiring words from Jesus too. Here's one to get us started:
John 8:7-11:
"If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.
At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?"
"No one, sir," she said.
"Then neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared. "Go now and leave your life of sin."
Now that one is sure to mess you up in every way possible if you let it (that's one of the things scripture does best, right?). I mean seriously, how often have you been in 'the crowd' and said nothing? Been the Pharisee, all full of yourself, casting blame on someone else when it very easily could have, should have, been you? How often have you been the woman...desperate, humiliated, broken, alone? And then there's the turning point - the unbelievable moment when Jesus looks you - YOU - in the eye and says, "Then neither do I condemn you...now go and sin no more."
That's the moment when all is right with the world...it's a new beginning.
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