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30 For my eyes have seen your salvation,
31 which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and the glory of your people Israel.
~simeon, in luke 2.30-32
i love how from the beginning–just days after jesus’ birth–his message is clear. jesus came to offer salvation…and not only for the jews, but for gentiles as well.
i love that simeon was explicit here in mentioning both jew and gentile.
i love that god has come–through jesus–to reveal to me, a gentile, his salvation.
…and i love that i am included.
i looked around at the south pass farmer’s market and noticed the various ethnicities surrounding me. i was no longer in my american, solely-caucasian bubble. in fact, i only spotted a few others like me, besides those with whom i had come. i could hardly recognize the other ethnicities, although it was evident each of us were somehow different.
and i thought to myself that i like this…
i like the blending.
i like the mixture of ethnicities.
i like the abundance of the food options, most of which are foreign to my native palate.
i like the community feel and the community of which i am a part when i simply walk into the market, regardless if i come with others or walk in alone.
