Handong Pastoral Letter (from pastor Henry)

When Jesus was at the table with them, He took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him, and He disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while He talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?" (Luke 24: 30,31)

Dear sisters and brothers in Handong!
One of the greatest things we know is that our Lord God accepts us just as who we are. If there is any standard or criteria that God sets us to satisfy His justice, we 'the polluted humans' would never be able to enter His fellowship. We all know how sinful and shameful we are...in the deepest nature. We might deceive ourselves of this in a subtle, pscyhological way...consciously or unconsciously. but we all fail to hide our naked 'selves' from God, the omnipresent and omniscient. Yet, our Lord is great God who takes us "as is," and the better news is that He is waiting to transform us just if we come to Him. Let us trust Him as His Son trusted his disciples who even betrayed him and ran away at the cross. Today, Jesus, the risen Lord is standing near us.
Why don't we say 'yes' as he whispers in our hearts "would you be mine?"