“Sometimes, love holds back.” The thought crossed my mind as I was reading the story of Jesus and Lazarus. In John 11, two truths stand side by side and yet are so in contrast: First, that Jesus loved Lazarus. “Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.”  (John 11:5) And second, that Jesus intentionally stayed where He was for two more days after hearing Lazarus was sick. “So when He heard that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was two more days.”  (John 11:6) Love

“Poverty has a smell.” I once read someone say this on Threads, and I agreed. Through outreaches, I’ve met some of the poorest people in our country, and without sugarcoating it, yes, sometimes they do smell. But earlier today, as I held a child in my arms, her face still wet from crying, her saliva on my shoulder, her scent close to my nose as I try not to be bothered by her smell, suddenly it struck me… Yes, poverty has a smell but it is a smell that Jesus loves. Because po

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