Different Strokes

In John 4 Jesus spoke to a Samaritan woman.  This was a big deal to her, since Jewish people didn’t like Samaritan people.  But Jesus shows us a better way here.  He shows us to love one another regardless of our differences!  The Apostle Paul teaches that in Christ there is neither Greek nor Jew, slave nor free, but that we are all the same.  Now I’m White.  I don’t know if you could tell that from my voice, but yeah, I am one white dude.  I have been all over the world to Mexico, India, Japan, Cambodia, and I have experienced a ton of different cultures, foods, dialects, languages, hair styles, skin colors, and I can tell you this.  We are not all the same.  Most everyone that is white is taller than me, but in many of the countries I’ve gone, I’m pretty tall.  I’ve met a ton of people from all different backgrounds that are smarter than me, have a better tan, and can jump higher.  In Thailand when I preached I needed an interpreter.  We look different, talk different, run different, we are different.  And yet, we all share some things in common.  Like we all came from the same Adam and Eve.  Wow.  That makes us all like, brothers.  Now my brother and I are pretty different.  He’s way smarter than me at math, and better at sports.  But I have better hair.  No matter the differences we all have, I always notice that wherever I go people share a common desire, a desire to know God.  People on the other side of the world are the same as you are.  Many crying out for God.  And the cry sounds the same.