Seeing a lot of people sharing, "If Christ came to your door, would you let him in? ... Share this if you would!" on Facebook lately. Each time, the quote in this image comes to mind (Image reads: "He comes in the form of the beggar, of the dissolute human child in ragged clothes, asking for help. He confronts you in every person that you meet. As long as there are people, Christ will walk the earth as your neighbor … "). Contrary to the popular 17th century painting, Jesus does not come with a glowing halo, white gown, and smiling countenance, carrying a glowing lantern. Christ comes in the plumber who snakes your sink and works overtime to pay his court fees, in the dentist who charged you $600 for a filling and goes home to her giant house alone, in the water delivery driver who greets you and chats happily each day but lives in a constant state of anger and anxiety, in the lawyer representing the driver that injured your child, in the health care worker beggi
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