Party crasher

I was having breakfast with Jeremy today. We were talking about God and free will. I said that God loves to do awesome stuff in people's lives, but he doesn't seem to show up nearly as often if we aren't open and inviting to receiving him.

Then Jeremy said something really powerful: "Yeah I wouldn't want to go to a party where everyone hated me."

It struck me immediately that this is exactly what Jesus did when he came to Earth. Wow, I was stunned. I also thought about how intentional Jesus was in staying true to his purpose in spite of the shame and hate that was heaped on him. It brought to mind images from The Passion of The Christ that were pretty powerful.