Lord Jesus, whose love encompasses all who are willing, keep us from shunning those whom you love, and grant us hearts that, like yours, embrace any who are willing to come to you, who loved us to the end and now abides in perfect joy with the Father and Holy Spirit in glory. Amen.
‘And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting with Jesus and his disciples.’ – Matthew 9:10