Our Turn!!

Thursday April 19th, John 20: 21 Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven." Now it is getting real scary. It was bad enough that Jesus came and stood among them behind the locked doors, now after showing his hands and feet he tells them that as the Father has sent him, now he is sending them. Where he is sending them is out, on the other side of the locked doors that are locked for a very good reason. Then they are given the task of forgiveness, forgiveness for wanting to stay behind the locked doors as well as forgiveness for wanting to get at the ones behind the locked doors. As scary as it sounds, it is our calling also.