Good Enough For Jesus

I missed church last weekend since I was at Fitbloggin, but one of my priests posts her sermons on her blog, Faith In Progress, so I was able to get a peek at what I missed.

The Gospel reading for last week was Luke 9: 51-62, where Jesus encounters people who say that they want to follow him, but first they need to attend to some personal business. As someone who doesn’t always prioritize her relationship with God, this reading hits uncomfortably close to home!

Putting the reading in context, Rev. Reese notes that even Jesus’ disciples didn’t live up to expectations:

They constantly misunderstand him, they quarrel about which of them is the greatest, they fall asleep in his hour of need, they betray and desert him on the cross, they don’t even initially believe in his resurrection.

The message she shared was this:

So maybe this isn’t a story about how to be a perfect disciple. Maybe instead it’s a story about a God who loves us perfectly, passionately, gracefully, forgivingly – despite all that other stuff.

I happened to read this shortly after writing my Healthy Declaration of Independence and joining Jill’s “I Am Enough” project, so maybe it’s no surprise that I found this meaning in Rev. Reese’s sermon:

We are good enough for Jesus.

We are good enough for God.

God loves us just as we are. Right here. Right Now.

If you want to learn more about Jill’s “I Am Enough” project, check out her “I Am Enough” page and see my take on it in my Healthy Declaration of Independence.

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2 Responses to Good Enough For Jesus

  1. Great message!! Always good to hear that we are good enough – even for Jesus!!! (maybe that should be especially for)

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