Christmas Diversity

(Pro 22:2 KJV) The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

This is a principle that America was founded on.  It is enshrined in the Declaration of Independence with “all men are created equal” and continued in the development of the Constitution which forbids income and class as requirements for public office.  Have we always lived up to it?  That is a rhetorical question and always will be.  It is part of the human condition that we will never measure up to ideals.  We can, however, keep trying and striving.  

So?  As Christians we are to look at people as children of God.  That does not mean we accept their sin or sinful behavior.  We do not make lesbians our pastors.  What it does mean is that we do not judge people based on their net worth, blood lines or social class.  We need to keep remembering that the ground is level at the foot of the cross.  Christmas is a good reminder of that.  God announced Advent to the poor shepherds, used a middle class family for the incarnation and invited royalty from afar.  Celebrate.