I’m starting to write this while sitting in a court waiting room. In a little while I’ll be going in to give evidence on behalf of a family who have “converted” to following Jesus and are seeking asylum. There’s plenty about the system that stinks and it will be a miracle if they are allowed to stay, but that’s not what this “dream to go” is about. Do pray for them though…

Today has brought back memories of how years ago one of the “in” phrases people liked to use was “if it was illegal to be a Christian and you were arrested, would there be enough evidence to convict you?”

Today gives me a different angle on that.

If I wanted to prove that I am a follower of Jesus, how would I do it? I could say that I go to church a lot, but then in my experience there are lots of people who do that for all sorts of reasons other than following Jesus. And lots of Jesus’ followers sadly don’t connect with the church.

Jesus said that there would be one primary form of evidence.

“So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples” (John 13:34-35 NLT, italics mine)

“Not guilty”, your honour.