Miracles and Mysterious Ways
"Get Used to Different....." is what Jesus says to His new students John, James, Andrew, and Simon in The Chosen when he invites Matthew, the tax collector to follow Him. If you haven't watched The Chosen yet I would highly recommend it! It's a beautiful portrayl of the New Testament events. Jesus' current followers do not like Matthew very much. He is awkward, genius, and a traitor to the Jewish people. I feel for Matthew though, he is an outlier that seeks to fit somewhere, but has trouble wherever he goes. This part of the story spoke to me. It shows that no matter who we are or what we've done, if we are willing to follow, we can. He will have us. It doesn't matter what we've done or how far off the path we are, there is a way back and He wants us back. He asks much of those who follow Him and little of those who don't. When we take His name upon us, we change, we are responsible for our knowledge, we know better. Our faith extends o