In case you hadn't heard, the pope is visiting America this week. I suppose that probably means more to our Catholic friends than everyone else, but the fact of the matter is the man is here.
But this isn't exactly a news report. You see, the pope did something rather interesting today. Not only did he acknowledge, publicly, that the church had mad a massive error and hurt a lot of people with the whole sex abuse thing, but he made moves to try and support the victims....publicly.
Have you ever done something, or been involved in something, that went terriby wrong? How apt are you to step up and take the blame? Not many people are. From Adam and Eve to now, we're constantly looking to either blame someone else outright or at least find someone to share the blame with. It's quite rare that you find a person willing to step up and admit that "Hey, a mistake was made, I'm responsible. Let me try and fix it."
Of course, then there's Jesus. He never had to step up and admit a mistake. Instead, He stepped up and took on our mistakes for us. He loves us that much! What kind of God would die...horribly....for someone else's mistakes, just because He wants to be with us?
I don't know about you, but that's the kind of God I want to serve! So how about it? Will you step up, live your life as an open book, and follow in the footsteps of your Master?
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