What Does Acceptance Means

The theme our group has chosen is acceptance. The virtue of acceptance means we accept ourselves and others just the way we are. It means to love and welcome everyone just like Jesus Christ. There is nothing wrong in being different because we’re all perfect. God created all of us and He makes no mistakes.
An accepting person is happy with who he/she is, treats everybody equally, and is non-judgmental. This is especially important in today’s society because we face so much discrimination. Discrimination causes people to feel ashamed in themselves because of what they “categorize” in. They are treated unjustly because of their differences. By learning to be more accepting, we can prevent ourselves from performing these unjust actions, and
The opening song, “Where is the Love?” sings about how the world is lacking in love. The only love we have is for our own race which only leaves room for discrimination and hate. Our lack of understanding leads us away from unity. The closing song, “Born this Way” sings about accepting yourself. “ There is nothing wrong with loving who you are” because God made us perfect with no mistakes. We are all beautiful in our own way and shouldn’t bring ourselves down because of what others say. Additionally, the general theme of acceptance is more than what it appears to be. It involves aspects such as equality, understanding, respect, and unity as well. We wrote our prayers and petitions according to these so they relate to our overall
In other words, it is a form of discrimination and an example of what acceptance is not like. By “making distinctions among yourselves” we are picking out our differences and making unjust judgements from them. Our thoughts and intentions become evil because we automatically assume that one person is better than the other. Instead of equality and unison, we separate ourselves due to our dissimilarities. I chose this passage because acceptance is about welcoming others despite their differences. Despite the two men having differences in wealth, we must still treat them equally because we’re all God’s creation. Jesus doesn’t care about our differences, so why should we? To prevent ourselves from becoming “judges with evil thoughts,” it is important to practice the virtue of acceptance and to love everyone as it is the message we are trying to get