Tuesday, December 05, 2006

What it's all about

Billy is an addict.

Drugs certainly and, I guess, alcohol too. A week or so ago he narrowly escaped arrest after the police found him paralytic on the streets. Some girls who knew him slightly told the police he was their dad and they'd look after him.

He doesn't always follow some of the, admittedly surreal, discussions that happen in Zac's, and he makes no bones about it. 'I don't understand; I don't know what the story's about now.' Sean explains it simply, and Billy listens again.

But the thing is: he's got it. The big picture, the little important detail. God's love is for everyone - for every one. He understands that. That's why the shepherds were the first to be told of the birth of Jesus: they weren't important. They didn't have money or education, fame or status. They were ordinary people.

Billy doesn't need to be a theologian to know that. He just knows God loves him.

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