Matthew 9:9-13

Sometimes you do things because you are told they are right and sometimes you do things because you know they are right.  Erin and I are reading  The Help and the whole book is about doing the right thing and how prevailing sentiment influences our decisions.  The author's favorite line from the book is:

"Wasn’t that the point of the book? For women to realize, We are just two people. Not that much separates us. Not nearly as much as I’d thought."

Sometimes the truth and the "right" is directly in front of our face, but we can't see it because our eyes can't see through the opinions of our friends and family.  Going against them makes us vulnerable and subject to ridicule and obscurity.  But Jesus breaks bread with the sinners of the world because those are the ones who need him the most.  Not because it is easy, but because it is right.  He died for that, but guess how it turned out in the end?