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Matthew 11:28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. The Catholic World Youth Sunday convened in early August of 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal. Organizers bragged that it was the most diverse World Youth Day since the Catholic Church began the event in 1985. Eighty-six-year-old Pope Francis attended. In a wheelchair, he was the oldest pope to ever preside over a World Youth Day! Famous for speaking off the cuff, Francis scrapped a script to speak to the crowds. He said, “In the Church, there is room for everyone. Everyone. In the church, no one is left out or left over. There is room for everyone. Just the way we are. Everyone.” Speaking in Spanish, his native tongue, Francis addressed the young people from all over the world. They could hear him by spontaneous translations through their headsets. Pope Francis continued: “Jesus says this clearly. When he sends the apostles to invite people to the banquet which a man had prepared, he tells them: ‘Go out and bring in everyone,’ young and old, healthy and infirm, righteous and sinners. Everyone, everyone, everyone!” In Spanish he said, “Todas, todas, todas.” And then he said, “All together now, everyone, repeat with me in your own language: “Everyone, everyone, everyone.” The Catholic youth roared back "Everyone” in their own language. Francis smiled and said, “Everyone. Everyone. Everyone. That is the Church, the Mother of all. There is room for everyone.” Next Sunday when you go to worship, greet people with “Todas, todas, todas!” When they ask, tell them it means that the church is for everyone. TODAS! EVERYONE! “Y’ALL!” Today’s prayer: Dear Lord, Just as your heart was open to everyone, help us to be like you, accepting everyone. Todas. Amen. This devotion was written by Buddy Shurden and read by Chuck Warnock. Grace for All is a daily devotional podcast produced by the members of the congregation of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. With these devotionals, we want to remind listeners on a daily basis of the love and grace that God extends to all human beings, no matter their location, status, or condition in life. If you would like to respond to these devotionals in any way, we would enjoy hearing from you. Our email address is: podcasts@1stchurch.org. First United Methodist Church is a lively, spirit-filled congregation whose goal is to spread the message of love and grace into our community and throughout the world. We are located on the web at https://1stchurch.org/.

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Matthew 11:28

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

The Catholic World Youth Sunday convened in early August of 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal. Organizers bragged that it was the most diverse World Youth Day since the Catholic Church began the event in 1985.

Eighty-six-year-old Pope Francis attended. In a wheelchair, he was the oldest pope to ever preside over a World Youth Day! Famous for speaking off the cuff, Francis scrapped a script to speak to the crowds. He said, “In the Church, there is room for everyone. Everyone. In the church, no one is left out or left over. There is room for everyone. Just the way we are. Everyone.”

Speaking in Spanish, his native tongue, Francis addressed the young people from all over the world. They could hear him by spontaneous translations through their headsets. Pope Francis continued: “Jesus says this clearly. When he sends the apostles to invite people to the banquet which a man had prepared, he tells them: ‘Go out and bring in everyone,’ young and old, healthy and infirm, righteous and sinners. Everyone, everyone, everyone!”

In Spanish he said, “Todas, todas, todas.” And then he said, “All together now, everyone, repeat with me in your own language: “Everyone, everyone, everyone.” The Catholic youth roared back "Everyone” in their own language. Francis smiled and said, “Everyone. Everyone. Everyone. That is the Church, the Mother of all. There is room for everyone.”

Next Sunday when you go to worship, greet people with “Todas, todas, todas!” When they ask, tell them it means that the church is for everyone.

TODAS! EVERYONE! “Y’ALL!”

Today’s prayer:

Dear Lord, Just as your heart was open to everyone, help us to be like you, accepting everyone. Todas. Amen.

This devotion was written by Buddy Shurden and read by Chuck Warnock.

Grace for All is a daily devotional podcast produced by the members of the congregation of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. With these devotionals, we want to remind listeners on a daily basis of the love and grace that God extends to all human beings, no matter their location, status, or condition in life.

If you would like to respond to these devotionals in any way, we would enjoy hearing from you. Our email address is: podcasts@1stchurch.org.

First United Methodist Church is a lively, spirit-filled congregation whose goal is to spread the message of love and grace into our community and throughout the world. We are located on the web at https://1stchurch.org/.

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