I think it is important at times that we rethink how we do things. It is very easy for us as humans, who are habitual by nature, to get caught in a cyclical way of life that does not enable us to be who God created us to be. What i mean by this is, as Christians (some cases) it is our daily life to wake up, go to work and maybe Bible study throughout the week and then church on the weekend followed by a BBQ with our church family only to repeat all over again for the next week. What is scary is that is is very possible for most of us to not interact or even rub shoulders with anyone during the week who does not look like us, think like us, or live like us. This is not what Jesus had in mind when he deemed us as the salt and light of the earth. Its not what he had in mind when he asked us to love our neighbors. Think about it. How many times have you had your "church family" over for a BBQ and never once have you invited to people who live right next to you. It's time to break our normal routine and maybe get a little uncomfortable. It's time to be a Christian and love people when they least expect it and least deserve it. It's time to open up our hearts and our homes to people who are not like us. It's time to live like Jesus lived. Who is up for it?

Matthew 9:9-13⁹Passing along, Jesus saw a man at his work collecting taxes. His name was Matthew. Jesus said, "Come along with me." Matthew stood up and followed him. ^10-11Later when Jesus was eating supper at Matthew's house with his close followers, a lot of disreputable characters came and joined them. When the Pharisees saw him keeping this kind of company, they had a fit, and lit into Jesus' followers. "What kind of example is this from your Teacher, acting cozy with crooks and riffraff?"^12-13Jesus, overhearing, shot back, "Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? Go figure out what this Scripture means: 'I'm after mercy, not religion.' I'm here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders."