Beat the bushes

Inertia is a law of motion and a fact of human life.

We get in our little ruts and follow them pretty much indefinitely.

In today's Gospel (Luke 14:15-24), our Lord challenges us to go beyond the well-worn paths we have trodden in our Christian walk.

Our Lord calls us to be his witnesses and to proclaim his Gospel to every creature.

He calls us particularly to reach out to those who are physically and spiritually needy (even though they may not realize their infirmities).

Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city,
and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed,
and the halt, and the blind.

We need to reach out beyond the walls of our churches and beyond the circles of like-minded to which we cling in our daily lives and in cyberspace.

And the lord said unto the servant,
Go out into the highways and hedges,
and compel them to come in,
that my house may be filled.

We need to get out of our ruts and beat the bushes to bring people the good news of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ so that they may enter into his truth.