Christmas Eve | Welcome In | Dec. 24, 2022 | Drew Moore

You know how at every family reunion is the infamous kids' table? And maybe you have a memory of finally getting old enough to sit at the adult table only to remain at the kids' table for another year. Here's the thing, though - it's the kids' table that always seems to have an extra seat. If your life was a table, who gets a seat? When you look at the life of Jesus, you can see two groups: those who made room for him and those who did not.

From the beginning and throughout his life, Jesus was well-acquainted with vulnerability and rejection. It would be the busy, self-righteous, and religious who had little to no space, and at the societal kids' table of the 1st century where Jesus often found space: the sick, the widows, the prostitute. But what is even more remarkable than where Jesus sat down is what happened when he did: the marginalized found themselves included, the helpless and avoided were seen and supported, the grieved comforted, and the sick healed. The people who made space had never been more glad they did. Jesus worked where he was welcome. What first feels like an invitation to Jesus quickly becomes an invitation from Jesus.

If your life is a table, does Jesus have a seat, and if so, what do you find transforming in your life and the lives around you?