Good morning and happy Friday. Finally got our new little dog all well and better. She's spunky and trying to figure out how the routines of the house are and all the noises and things that go bump in the night. She's a cute little dog that's a little skittish from whatever has happened to her in her young life. It's funny how we treat a dog that has a past like hers. In dog life she's an ex-con out of the prison on reprieve from the governor of her life sentence. She's loved and cared for probably like she never has been in her life. It's really sad to think about but there's a lot of hurting, needing to be loved like never before people in the world too. That's who Jesus came to see and show himself to. To show us the example of love we all should for one another. It feels good to have a dog lick your face out of plain thanks and I love you for all you've done for me. Imagine that feeling ten times a hundred times over from a human being that's completely blown away by the fact that someone cares about them. In Jesus' day, the "regular" folks gave Him all kinds of grief for loving on those who were not clean or had been sinners in their eyes and therefore placed themselves above them as well. Not much has changed in our society today. We still see classes and orders of people based on looks or money or social status. Is this where you place value? We need to find that love Jesus showed us and give it to those who are in need of it. Let the world see Jesus is alive and well in you today. In this month that we celebrate love, my challenge to us all is to show someone we don't know or know well the love of Christ. In love always. <><