Did you ever learn about a friend’s party only to discover that your invitation wasn’t lost in the mail, but was never sent in the first place? How could they forget you!? We’ve all been forgotten or excluded from something we wanted to be a part of. It’s isolating. It hurts. And it’s impossible not to take it personally. Few things are more uplifting and encouraging than being remembered, included, and appreciated. Even while he was dying, Jesus spoke comforting words to include a convicted thief in the promise of God’s paradise. Rather than a universal, generalized promise, Jesus made it personal. And you’re included.
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