Throughout the Gospels, the Pharisees are portrayed as using people to try and entrap Jesus -- they want to catch him in a technical violation of a rule, and therefore use that as justification to ostracize him. People, even those who are suffering and hurting, are simply tools to be used by the Pharisees to try and win.
The world suffers whenever people are seen as tools to be used for gain by someone else. It happens time and time again -- people are pawns on a chessboard, manipulated to try and score points against an opponent.
God made people in the image of God and declared them good. May we treat one another in such a way, honoring God by honoring each and every person. Everyone is suffering in some way -- may we walk with one another on our journeys, and in doing so, discover grace anew. Jesus was always wonderfully present with each person he met... may we be the same, gracious and loving, looking to serve.
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