Great Shepherd Mbate quotes

Great words from Shepherd Mbate:

"Love has nothing to protect “himself” from, because nothing could ever threaten love, he has no low self esteem. Love has the courage to prepare a table in front of those who persecute him, in front of those who are against him; he invites them in and dines with them. Love is an irresistible voice which invites even the most prodigal to come back home. Love takes away the masks we lived with as we feared the vengeance to come. He proves to us that his kind of vengeance never had anything to do with punishment towards those who are against him, but rather it is about overwhelming them with great fondness and all goodness."

"Re-member: to put back together. One can only re-member something that is meant to belong together! We have always belonged and the core of our hearts knows this well. The psalmist saw this coming;'The ends of the earth shall remember ( awaken to their forgotten self ) and return to the lord (metanoia).'"

"God was in Christ giving himself to die in the hands of his creation, reconciling our alienated selves(minds) to himself. The cross is not Jesus satisfying the Father, but rather God in Christ satisfying humanity. The reason why the blood of Christ speaks better things than the blood of Abel and any other is that, while the blood of Abel cries toward God for vengeance and retribution, the blood of Christ cries toward humanity with love and a woo for reconciliation.

I'm glad He took the cross of shame and turned it into an icon of love and reconciliation."