Mark 2:1-17

VERSE OF THE DAY: While Jesus was having dinner at Levi's house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.—Mark 2:15

Mark 2 opens with the famous story of Jesus healing a paralytic, then picking another member of his team (Levi the tax collector).

REFLECTION: Jesus Rejects No One

• Those who society had written off were welcomed at Jesus’ house.
• Those who followed Jesus mingled with the lost.
• Everyone enjoyed being around Jesus.
• Everyone, except the uptight religious people.
• Jesus didn’t care about public perception.
• Jesus cared about reaching people in need.

Q's: What is your default response to those rejected by society? Are you more comfortable around lost people or religious people? Which group would you like more?