This is sin

Imagine anyone in your life who you respect making this image. What would your reaction be?

I think you would at least be confused. Hopefully, you’d be disappointed.

Whether the White House has allowed a Zoomer (just “doing their job”) to take over the twitter and run it as a right-wing meme account or not, the evil is clear all the same.

Its mockery and mememification of politics is deeply sad.

I am a Christian.

The is a difficult, and confusing, reality that God calls us to love everyone. Love even when the law says that one among us did not follow the law. We are called to show mercy even when we think we have the right answer.

This sort of antic from the White House twitter account is an expression of what’s going on in our cultural heart, if there is one. It’s deeply flawed. It’s brutally lacking in empathy. Or mercy.

The stakes of not showing mercy, kindness, and seeking justice are pretty clear:

Matthew 37 – 46

“Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’

“And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’

“Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, ‘Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons. For I was hungry, and you didn’t feed me. I was thirsty, and you didn’t give me a drink. I was a stranger, and you didn’t invite me into your home. I was naked, and you didn’t give me clothing. I was sick and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’

“Then they will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and not help you?’

“And he will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me.’

“And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life.”