We’re quick to label people by their past, their politics, their personality, their failures, or the things we can see on the surface. But no label tells the whole story. In 2 Corinthians 5, Paul reminds us that Jesus changes not only how we understand ourselves, but how we see and treat others. Because God has reconciled us to himself and is still at work making things new, we’re called to become people of reconciliation who tell the truth without contempt, remain curious about the people around us, leave room for change, and represent Jesus with both grace and conviction.

