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Happy Spring!!

today is a day of visibility & celebration for all of my trans brothers and sisters! #TransDayOfVisibility #TDOV

Palm Sunday The parade Jesus sparks is a new kind of parade. It is not the conquering hero entering the city, or the Emperor coming in on the war horse. As he enters, the people recognize that he is a king, but he is a different kind of king. Jesus coming to Jerusalem in a new way - with a new ride. He is bringing in an untamed, unknown way of doing things. ... Let’s just take a moment and go through a list of some of the unqualified and ordinary men and women God chose to work through to do the most unexpected things. * Noah He drank too much, but, God used him to build the ark to save the world. (Genesis 6-9) * Abraham and Sarah They were an old, washed-up couple who God used to build a nation. (Genesis 11-25) * Joseph He was an entitled teen who went through God’s classroom, training him to save both Egypt and Israel. (Genesis 37-50) * Moses He was a stutterer who was God’s spokesman and leader. (Exodus 3-4) * Rahab She was a prostitute who God used to help his spies and overtake Jericho. (Joshua 2) * Jonah He was the escapist who God brought back to save Nineveh. (Jonah 1-3) * Esther She was the adopted orphan who became Queen to save Israel. (Esther 1-8) * Peter He was the quitter who God brought back to start the Kingdom. (Matthew 26, John 21, Acts 1-2) * Paul He was the enemy who became the most prolific Christian in the New Testament. (Acts 7-9) There are certainly many others in the Bible we could name. In this story today Jesus used a colt that was untamed to ride into the city. He was doing things differently. God uses ordinary people for His glory. ... God uses all kinds of gifts and abilities for His good purpose. He gives us the Holy Spirit to empower us, grow us and use us. As you can see, there is literally nothing we can do to disqualify ourselves from being a candidate who God chooses to work through. This inspires me because I am ordinary and Sometimes I feel small but God has chosen us to do his work. Open your heart to the work we must all do to build the Kingdom of God!

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