Devotions

Jesus warned people that following would cost them. Refugees and immigrants understand these costs better than most Americans born here do. They may have experienced homelessness as they fled war zones or lived in refugee camps. We all can join in helping them!

…as soon as Jesus healed her, she went straight back to what she knew best, the work that made her happy—serving her guests. Serving Jesus, who had served her first by healing her.

Jesus tells us to count the cost of becoming his disciples. What could we lose? What will we gain? Losses there will certainly be, though it’s hard to tell ahead of time exactly what. But what we will gain?

To Jesus, every human being is valuable—so valuable that he was willing to give up his life in order to rescue us and return us safely home to God. It doesn’t matter if we are rich or poor, immigrants or native born, used to being loved—or just the opposite.

What do you need? That is a question no poor or disabled person has ever had trouble answering. For us, our needs are obvious; the trouble is picking which need is the most urgent!