The RELATIVES CAME HOME. John 12:20 (S2-Episode #49)

Today's Bible event reminds me of a kooky book THE RELATIVES CAME by Cynthia Rylant and with fantastic illustrations by Stephen Gammell.  It is a "Children's" book that adults will laugh out loud reading.  Distant crazy relatives come to visit and are warmly welcomed.  You are part of the family!  Welcome home! (The sleepover page is just visually HILARIOUS)

In the Bible, distant, different, distinct, scared, respectful relatives come to do what they are obligated to do in Jerusalem.  They WANT TO SEE JESUS.  Is He the Son of the God they have come to worship?  Apparently, their quest is taken sincerely by both the disciples and Jesus.  "I am here this week to save the world by dying the worst death possible, but I will have an audience specifically with these non-Jews."

So if you feel like some crazy relative visiting this foreign land of God, WELCOME HOME.  You are not the first to feel its strangeness.  You are not the first to request and entry into a kingdom that is quite "other."  The children's book is $4.79 on Amazon and is recommended.  The real story as distant relatives of Jesus are welcomed is PRICELESS and is HIGHLY recommended.  Get the book.  Get the "welcome home" you've been longing for by visiting God today. 

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