YOU’RE SHOCKED THAT I WOULD SAY THAT I LOVE PROSTITUTES, but I’m hoping when I’m done explaining why, you might say you do too.
I want to be like Jesus. I’m not there, I’m not even close, but I want to love the things he loved and love as he loved. Jesus loved the forgotten, the broken, the abused, the lonely, the hurting, and the worldly. He loved them unconditionally, with a love we will never be able to understand perhaps, but one that we can model by following his example.
Strangely, although many Christians want the loving forgiveness of Jesus, they struggle to see the value in those who do not measure up to their standard. I want to be like Jesus: So I love the hurting, the drug addict, the broken hearted, the prostitute, and whomever Jesus loved.
I also love those that are hurting because I know that I’m in need of unconditional love myself. To say that “I’m not perfect” would be a cliche. It’s more than that: it’s that I was lost and am lost without Jesus and I’m no better or worse than anyone else. To love those that are addicted, selling their bodies, lying, cheating, stealing and committing other sins isn’t an act of pity or charity for the follower of Jesus. Instead it is an act of obedience and a recognition that this is the condition in which Jesus found me.
Every believer should follow the example of Jesus by:
Loving and caring for the poor
Reaching out to the hurting and lonely
Sharing Love extravagantly instead of measuring it out with judgement
Give and live the message of the hope of forgiveness through Jesus.
I love unconditionally because I was loved unconditionally.
The Rescue Mission is about seeing the lives of the homeless, hurting and lonely transformed into healthy, happy people. Our New Life Program accepts women seeking to escape drug abuse, physical abuse, prostitution and more. In addition, here are some great ministries that work in this arena:
Treasures: http://www.iamatreasure.com/
Charisma: http://www.justcharisma.org/
