reconciliation?

Ever thought your family is messed up? Ever wondered if there could ever possibly be healing from all the hurts? Ever believed it was possible at least in your head but not seen the follow through?
I was reading this morning in Genesis. And I came to the part where Jacob wrestles with God... kept going- he meets Esau. they embrace. they kiss. they weep. Wait what? Last time Esau was in the story he was going to kill jacob- and with pretty good reason too- Jacob had deceived and stolen and run away.
Reconciliation? For those two? They were fighting before they were even born!
Then I jump ahead and think of Jacob's messed up family. Selling a brother into slavery- deception- lies, adultery, sons being killed for disobedience and shame, but in Egypt there is reconciliation.
Fast forward again- another messed up family... some guy named Jesse and his sons- particularly one named David- yeah remember him- kills a guy to cover up his act of adultery- remember what his sons did? sleeping with sisters- killing brothers- rebelling...
Jump forward a good number of years to a "illegitimate" child born to a hastily married couple in a feed bin... yeah remember that story where jesus is teaching and his mother and brothers come because they're convinced he has a demon. oh yeah- some of those brothers ended up dying for the belief that their "crazy" brother was who he said he was- the Messiah. The one who was promised to the first messed up family... "the one who would crush the head of the serpent, but would have his heal bruised." He was the one who came to reconcile all things in Himself, by His death.
what does this have to do with chai? simple- give thanks the next time you sit down with someone you love and drink a cup of chai (or whatever hot beverage you prefer) and think about what it means to be reconciled- or even more- talk about it with the one you love.