This was the passage on my heart this morning when I woke up. It's often used in reference to the unsaved but as with much Scripture, I trust that there's more to it than that. I believe that Jesus saw today, two thousand years ago and that this continued lock-down has left many wandering, even giving up. There are people who have been in forced isolation for almost a full year. It's become weary for them. There are people who have lost their livelihood. It's become weary for them. There are people who are simply crippled with fear because we are threatened by haters, threatened by government, and way too many people who have honestly lost loved ones. It's become unbearable for many. There are still people who are not taking any of this seriously. Sure we all want our rights, privileges, and freedoms, but what about those who are suffering? Should we really be insensitive to them? Is that who we are really called to be? And yes, I know that this time has been very difficult for almost everyone.
If we truly love Christ, we might want to represent Him. He told us what the Good Shepherd does. What do we do? Do we keep scaring the one percent away? Or do we search diligently, recklessly for them? Because they matter to our King, they should matter to us. Perhaps at this time, it's even more than one percent that need our love.
I struggled with this song at first, The Reckless Love of God (This one's the "military version). There's nothing reckless about God! But I had opportunity to hear directly from the one who wrote this and he explains it well.