ordinary = normal ?

when you think of ordinary does normal come to mind?  if you are ordinary do you have to be normal? 

Webster's dictionary defines ordinary as this:  of common quality, rank, or ability.  it goes on to define normal as: conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern.

i did not come out of a COOKIE CUTTER.  yes, i am common, so common that my quality, rank, or ability has not drawn attention or acclamation.  as a matter of fact, i have often been overlooked or found lost in the sea of humanity.  conforming to a type, standard or regular pattern though, has not been apart of my REPERTOIRE.  i have, actually, most of my life been labeled as WEIRD.  my key chain in junior high read, "Being Weird Just Isn't Enough".  do i feel that the label weird fits me?  no, but in those sensitive years of my life it brought about the attention my yearning soul needed.

i don't believe that normal and ordinary go hand in hand.  in the times of Jesus, normal was to go against Him.  normal was to listen to the high priest and obey all the rules and regulations.  he came to save the sinner, the sick, and those needing a Savior.  the normal ones didn't want him.  they didn't see their need for him.  their rules saved them, he wasn't the KING they wanted.  i am a sinner, my sin makes me sick, i have desperate need for a Savior.  i don't conform to the type, standard, or pattern this world lays out.  i am a common woman and the Lord has chosen to speak to me. 

are you in need of a Savior?  he will meet you no matter what you are labeled.