Luke 6-7: Go in Peace

Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”
Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
The other guests began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”  - Luke 7:44-59 NIV

For me, this truth remains; I have been forgiven much, so I must love much.  I have to hold that close to my heart.  Just like the beggars and blind men, the poor and the prostitutes, the crazy wild, the dead and those that mourn for them, my life has not been the same since I was touched by the master's hand.  Nothing will ever be the same, and my response cannot be what it was before.  I have no choice but to love as I am loved.  I fail miserably at times, but I keep trying.  Otherwise, despite my faith, I will not have the peace that Jesus promised.

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