We are the other sheep
not part of the first flock
brought one through Jesus
through his gift on the cross
How can we judge others
when we have been given life
from the pit of our making
to the heights of God’s light
We must be blinded
by the plank in our eyes
to be judging our neighbors
when we should have died.
May 26, 2011
in part inspired by conversations with
the Reverend John Makokha
http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=556451505
Riruta United Methodist Church
http://rirutaumc.homestead.com
Other Sheep Afrika-Kenya http://www.othersheep.org/OSEA_CL_Other_Sheep_Kenya.html
Children of Africa Hope Mission Project in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. http://rirutaumc.homestead.com/children_of_africa.html
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
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