Teacher + Healer

Jesus is the Way.

27 After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” 28 And leaving everything behind,[a] he got up and followed him. 29 Then Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were at table with them. 30 The Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31 Jesus said to them in reply, “Those who are healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do. 32 I have not come to call the righteous to repentance but sinners.”-Luke5:27-32

Looking back at my high school days, there is much emphasis on belonging to a groups. There's the brainy group, the group of beautiful people, the "bad lot" group, the talented ones, the leader types, the simple ones and the wallflowers. Should one dare to cross, the possibility of rejection or to be ignored is there. Perhaps, the Pharisees are wondering why a great Teacher would bother with a group of outcasts considering that these men and women ought to be ignored anyway. But Jesus is a different Teacher and Physician. As a true Physician, He did not and will never judge, nor even condemn, nor even say, "Serves you right." Jesus will simply heal both body and soul with His love, mercy, compassion and acceptance. As a true Teacher, He did not and will never judge, nor even condemn, nor even say, "You are hopeless." or "You will never learn." Jesus will continue teaching patiently until we learn, and He will never scold even if we deserve it.

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