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Monday February 18^th, Deuteronomy 26: Place the basket before the LORD your God and bow down before him. 11 And you and the Levites and the aliens among you shall rejoice in all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household.  The gift of God’s grace is for you, and you, and you, and you, and you.  That includes the aliens among you.  There is nothing here about fences and armed patrols to keep the aliens out, nothing about taking our jobs or going to our schools, or going to our hospitals.  In God’s world view, there is no “our” jobs, schools, hospitals or anything else, it is all a gift from God.  In God’s kingdom, no one is an illegal alien.  The only act of illegality is the act of trying to deny the kingdoms, God’s in heaven and God’s on earth, to others.  Every act of exclusion in this world is a rejection of God and God’s love.  It doesn't work, and in the end God even loves you.  So open your hearts to others and perhaps it will help open your eyes to God.