Bringing Christ's Love to the World

Richard Writes

This morning I read in Luke 23 about the death of Jesus. He suffered the extreme physical agony of the crucifixion, as well as the emotional agony of false accusation and rejection by His friends. As I bathed in the love of Christ, amidst his pain and the raging crowds, I thought about the current international upset over Danish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. I thought of the scenes of extreme rage and people tearing down Danish embassies around the world.

Without wanting to give my opinion on what this means for freedom of speech in the European community, let’s put Jesus in the same position. What would Jesus do if people drew cartoons of him? He may well laugh (I think Jesus has a huge sense of humour) but I know He would certainly love. He would tell his followers, "Don’t fight back, you must forgive and love!” When people insult and hurt us He calls us to love. He calls us to love at all times and without fail.

As I was driving to Carrefour today I was listening to the song “The Humble King”. It reminds us that Jesus is a humble king and is the God of humble people. I hope that as we read about the crucifixion of Jesus we will taste enough of His incredible love that we will be have the resources that we need to make some baby steps in bringing God’s humble, sacrificial love to a world that is starving for love!