100% Healed not 100% Right

S - "We are followers of Moses. We are sure God spoke to Moses, but we don’t even know where Jesus comes from.” “How strange!” the man replied. “He healed my eyes, and yet you don’t know where he comes from. We know that God listens only to people who love and obey him. God doesn’t listen to sinners. And this is the first time in history anyone has ever given sight to someone born blind. Jesus could not do anything unless he came from God.”" John 9 TS

O - The man born blind was 100% healed but his understanding of God was off a bit.  He's right about the religious experts. Right about this first time in the history of the world occurrence.  Right about Jesus. His flaw? God only hears people who love and obey him and doesn't listen to sinners.  Jesus, the friend of sinners, came to earth to clarify the person and purposes of God. The experts have it wrong. The man who was healed has it wrong. Jesus, by life and teaching, makes it abundantly clear that God listens to us all.   

A - Once again this story illustrates a huge distinction which exists in all religions.  The Father of Jesus and the Father of Religious Thought, all religious systems and theologies, is NOT the same guy. All the systems have their erroneous conclusions based on their understanding of certain concepts, principles and/or scriptures.  Heaven isn't asking us to help by becoming an expert in religion or theology or even scriptures.  Heaven is inviting all to cooperate by engaging relationally.   Jesus said to his first followers and says to all of earth's residents: "I didn’t' come to invite good people but sinners … Follow me and I will make you…"  I will follow and live with confidence that Jesus and his Father are listening.

P - God of all and God of me,

Thank you for clarifying your person and purposes in and through Jesus. Thank you for loving the world (7.7 billion people).  Thank you for being the friend of sinners and for Jesus highlighting this truth again and again.  I do love you and want to obey you and am grateful that this is not why I'm heard by you. I'm heard because you love me/us.

Love you back,

Steve