You are very precious in God's eyes. You are also person number
There's a legend about the last day on earth--The Judgement Day that Scripture tells us about. In heaven on this final day, everyone is joyfully celebrating, singing, dancing, and embracing their loved ones. Everyone is jubilant except Jesus, who is standing sadly by the gates to heaven looking down and beyond, He is asked why he is not joining in the festivities and joy all around him. Jesus answers: "I am waiting for Judas".
The power of this story should touch the heart of every person in recovery, God in Christ is such pure, forgiving love that he yearns to embrace his betrayer. All his followers let him down and were restored to fellowship with Christ, The same reunion awaits Judas. Each of us has sold out Christ many times in many ways. Only the self-righteous and proud among us could deny our guilt. We all have some Judas in us. Yet, we are always welcome, even at the last day.
What is good news to us is that Jesus will embrace us when we return. What is bad news,is that we have to choose; we have to move toward him. Of course he will help us return, but he refuses to pull us into heaven. We make that journey by our own choice. We don't have to walk alone, or even trudge along without assistance. But, we do have to decide that's the way we'll head. Once that's decided, we'll get there. That's how the Twelve Steps work. They are a sure and steady staircase to heaven as well. But we have to walk them, and we travel hand in hand with many other pilgrims.
Prayer: My blessed Lord, receive me and draw me up to you. I choose to be with you forever. Amen,
Taken From: "Letting God: Christian Meditations for Recovering Persons" by A. Philip Parham. Harper & Row Publishers. c. 1987.
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