Has anybody seen Jesus?

I have recently took the next step in my return to ministry by being ordained by the Progressive Christian Alliance. When I came across this group I was very excited because they speak to many issues that have been on my heart and mind during the last 4 years. When I look at the church today, I don't see Jesus. This week I was driving past a church in my local town and they had signs on thier lawns urging voters to vote in favor of a state amendment to define marriage as between a man a woman. I couldnt help but notice these signs on church lawns all over the city. I thought is this the most important issue to the church? I have never seen signs on the lawns urging people to feed the poor or reaching out in Love to your neighbor. Where is Jesus? Where is His message? Has the church lost touch with the real call and need in the world? Has the church became so political and focused on politics that it has become the new religious institution that Jesus would speak against in his sermons?

My heart breaks when I see the needs of the "least of these" in our world. Jesus is still speaking, anointing and sending laboeors of Love into the harvest field to minister to the " Least of these".
May we the church hear his voice, feel his heartbeat and answer His call!

The Least of these:

* Everyday over 8 million people die from poverty and malnutrition.
* 30,000 of this 8 million are children.
* Everyday 6000 children are orphaned by aids
* Everyday more and more people lose their jobs and/or homes
* Plus many more staggering statistics of human need and suffering.

Where would Jesus be? How important do you think it would be to promote legislation to discriminate against 10 % of the population about who they enter into loving relationships with in the mind of Christ.

The church is not only in error and misguided but has very misplaced priorities. But this is not the church as a whole. There are those who follow the teachings of Jesus by showing love to all. who reach out to those in need in Christ's name and who leave out the judging but include everybody in the fellowship of His Love and church.