“One of the lawyers answered him, “Teacher, in saying these things you insult us also.” And he said, “Woe to you lawyers also! For you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed. So you are witnesses and you consent to the deeds of your fathers, for they killed them, and you build their tombs. Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’ so that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation. Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering.””
Luke 11:45-52 ESV
All,This stands out because one of the lawyers says, “Teacher, in saying these things you insult us also.” Some people think Christ was just a really good person and was nice to everyone. However, Christ is truth and sometimes people are insulted by His words. Are we being compassionate to a person if we we speak the truth of Christ or make them feel better about sin? Please pray that we and our friends earn the right to be heard and speak the truth with love. Please pray for all those living in anxiety.