Following Judah's Lion

Undocumented Workers

The Atmosphere of Hypocrisy

A few hundred years ago an indigenous people set up communities all over their land. They lived off this wonderful land for many years. But one day some undocumented people came ashore and set up their own community. Some of the indigenous people objected to this intrusion, especially since these undocumented people began to take food out their mouths by killing their buffalo herds by the millions. Very rapidly the indigenous people began to lose their land to these undocumented people, and eventually the native people were decimated through overwhelming violence. To a large degree, these undocumented people committed genocide.

Many years later, the descendents of these undocumented people now enjoyed the fruits of their forefather’s takeover of this land, and by sheer numbers and power they now claimed to be the native people. But one day some undocumented people began to cross these new borders, mostly looking for work and to escape the bondage of poverty. Well, these new native people were energized to protect what they had rightfully stolen (Princess Bride), and they set out to find these undocumented people and send them back to where they came from. Although these undocumented people were not attempting to wipe out the descendents of the first undocumented people, the new natives felt like they were losing jobs and money.

So the people, who enjoyed the results of genocide by their undocumented forefathers, were not about to show some compassion to any undocumented people of today.

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A king called for a man who owed him a large amount of money. The man begged for time and the king was moved with compassion and forgave him the entire debt. But that same man went out and found a man who owed him a few dollars, and that man had the man thrown into prison.

That parable illustrates blatant hypocrisy. To not see a connection with the undocumented workers is to be willfully blind. And my comparison is on an earthly level. We as believing followers of Jesus Christ should rise to a higher standard. Let the government do what pleases them, but as ministers of reconciliation and love, let us move in communities of compassion.

Our standard is Jesus...not Ceasar.