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The Chibi News Daily Reflection
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Hi, I'm Chris Tufnell, a vicar in the Church of England. Consider the difference between these two kinds of waiting room
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The first is the one outside a job interview. You sit in the waiting room with the other candidates
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pretending to be relaxed, but secretly sizing each other up. Who's best dressed? Who looks most confident
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You sit there thinking about your interview, hoping to impress. It's all about performance and comparison
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Then there's the other kind of waiting room, the doctor's surgery. That's a completely different experience, isn't it
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There's no one trying to impress, no one competing. We all know why we're there because there's something wrong with us and we need help
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Jesus once told a story about two people going to pray. One gave God his spiritual CV, listing his achievements
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even thanking God that he was morally better than others The second man wouldn even look up He knew he was spiritually sick and simply prayed
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God, have mercy on me, a sinner. And Jesus says this, it was this second man rather than the first
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who went home right with God. For all who exalt themselves will be humbled
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and those who humble themselves will be exalted. You see, Jesus didn't come to recruit the righteous, but to heal the spiritually sick
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Not for those who think they're good, but for those who know they're not
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Jesus isn't drawn to talent, but he loves to lift up the humble
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And that means that anyone can go home right with God. because the only qualification needed to come to him
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is an awareness that I need him to help me
