Imperfect, Yet Loved 불완전하지만, 사랑받는
'Wakeari' means “there is a reason” in Japanese. These products are not thrown away but are sold at a cheap price “for a reason”-for example, a crack in a rice cracker. My friend who lives in Japan tells me that wakeari is also a catchphrase for people who are obviously less than perfect. Jesus loves all people-including the wakeari who society casts aside. When a woman who had lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at a Pharisee’s house, she went there and knelt behind Jesus at His feet, weeping(Luke 7:37-38). The Pharisee labeled her “a sinner”(Luke 7:39), but Jesus accepted her. He spoke gently to her, assuring her that her sins were forgiven(Luke 7:48). Jesus loves imperfect, wakeari people-which includes you and me. And the greatest demonstration of His love for us is that “while we were still sinners, Christ died for us”(Rom. 5:8). ‘와케아리’란 일본어로 ‘이유가 있다’라는 뜻입니다. 이런 상품들(예를 들어 금이 간 쌀 과자)은 버려지지 않고 ‘이유가 있기 때문에’ 싼 가격에 팔립니다. 일본에 사는 친구는, 와케아리가 누가 생각해도 결...