Today’s (24 October) #Gospel reading is Matthew 12:22-32 which teaches that a house divided cannot stand. It’s tempting to apply this lesson to all manner of circumstances affecting the world today. It is important to recognize that fighting amongst ourselves is not what #God wants for us. We choose to do it anyway, which is sad.

What really speaks to me in these verses however is “Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.” To me, coming off of last week’s #BuildingBridgesWeekend at the #TriFaithInitiative this verse is a reminder that you don’t have to be part of the #JesusMovement in order to follow God. Further, it calls all the followers of God to work towards finding ways to come together & live together, each honoring God in our own ways yet also in shared ways, in loving ways.

How do you come together with those who follow God in different ways?