The Gatekeeper Pharisee

This week we watch Jesus confront the Pharisees who prided themselves on protecting God’s law, but in doing so, they kept people from God’s love. In their desire for control they acted as gatekeepers for who deserved love and who didn’t deserve love. Jesus tears down the barriers that religion builds and throws open the doors of grace. This week we allow Jesus to challenge us by asking who might feel shut out because of how I speak, act or believe and instead of being a gatekeeper what if I became a gateway to mercy instead?