More than Lip Service

We need to dig deeper into this concept of reconciliation.  The question: shouldn’t we be agents that help broken, distant people become one? The answer: absolutely. Reconciliation is an interestingly liberating process.  On that note,  “reconciliation is difficult, requiring vulnerability, honesty, and humility” [Philip Gulley]. In reconciliation, we have to do more than say I forgive you. Reconciliation requires  grunt work. Matthew 15:8 identifies cheap talk: “This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.” We have to put everything on the table. Just do it. Be open, understanding, and accepting. Action speaks louder than words.