Undocumented workers
Once again I spent a good bit of time in my Social Principles training session at the Chevy Chase UMC UMW luncheon last Saturday highlighting the current debate over "illegal immigrants."
Why do we call them "illegals" anyway? I've been stopped for speeding a couple of times - it's illegal but no one goes around calling me one of the "illegals." But these people who come to the US because 1) its too dangerous to live at their homelands or 2) they can't make a decent living for their families in their homelands or 3) they are recruited by US farmers (the farm laborers) or US industries (the high tech immigrants) and then they're condemned for being here.
How many times in the scripture do we read of people doing the exact same thing. Seeking a new life, better life, safer life, food and security. Jesus and his family fled to Egypt for his safety. Moses and his followers fled from Egypt for their "promised land". Joseph got sent away to Egypt but ended up doing alright for himself anyway. Later his dad and brothers immigrated to egypt in search of food. That's the way things have been forever and a day and for about that long their have been judgmental people on the recieving end of the immigration equation saying - "Don't give them a thing. They're like stray dogs, feed them and they'll never leave." As a Christian I can't say that. Again - we need to ask ourselves - What would Jesus do? That's a ligitimate question for anyone who says they want to be a follower of Christ. What would Jesus do?
Why do we call them "illegals" anyway? I've been stopped for speeding a couple of times - it's illegal but no one goes around calling me one of the "illegals." But these people who come to the US because 1) its too dangerous to live at their homelands or 2) they can't make a decent living for their families in their homelands or 3) they are recruited by US farmers (the farm laborers) or US industries (the high tech immigrants) and then they're condemned for being here.
How many times in the scripture do we read of people doing the exact same thing. Seeking a new life, better life, safer life, food and security. Jesus and his family fled to Egypt for his safety. Moses and his followers fled from Egypt for their "promised land". Joseph got sent away to Egypt but ended up doing alright for himself anyway. Later his dad and brothers immigrated to egypt in search of food. That's the way things have been forever and a day and for about that long their have been judgmental people on the recieving end of the immigration equation saying - "Don't give them a thing. They're like stray dogs, feed them and they'll never leave." As a Christian I can't say that. Again - we need to ask ourselves - What would Jesus do? That's a ligitimate question for anyone who says they want to be a follower of Christ. What would Jesus do?
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