Who's In & Who's Out

Society has, for the longest time, focused on who is in and who is out. Whether it's because someone is part of the LGBTQ community, an immigrant, a woman, a BIPOC, from a different economic status; there are a multitude of reasons people have been "cast out."

The written and unwritten rules about who is in, and who is out, are pervasive in our culture. Through the prophet Isaiah, and through the life and ministry of Christ, God is here to say: anything that divides, anything that determines a select few are "in" and the rest are to be left "out" - none of that is of God or from God. For our God is a God of unity; a God who welcomes in the outcasts, who calls those deemed unworthy, "Beloved."

No matter who you are, you have likely experienced feeling unworthy, unwelcome, undeserving. This is your reminder that you are worthy and you are welcome. You are part of God's family, and God specifically welcomes you in. God's Kingdom is about unity, we celebrate each others differences and ensure that we know that everyone is in, and that no one is out.