Rejection
hurts. It's meant to hurt. It serves to silence and disable by
disheartening the rejected. A fierce weapon in the arsenal of the
proud and the privileged, rejection manifests its full power when
believed and embraced by its intended targets.
Arrows
of rejection pierce and wound. If not quickly removed and the wound
properly cleansed with truth, an infection of false identity seeps
into the soul. No matter how diligent the warrior, after relentless
assaults one can tire of deflection and become vulnerable. Vulnerable
to the acceptance of a lie. Vulnerable against an inauthentic or
incomplete identity.
So
then, believers, Who are we? What is our true and shared and God-given
identity?
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We
are living stones brought together by God. Joined with the true cornerstone to build a spiritual home together. Anointed together
through the mediation of Jesus Christ. United to serve together as
priests under the great high priest. That is who we are. Women and
men together. Living and learning as priests together. Building a
home as we serve together.
Once
we had no identity. But now, God has given us, women and men, our
true and shared and God-given identity to serve together with a common purpose. We
are priests. We belong to God. Called out from the darkness into the light to
manifest the goodness of God.
Together.
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