In Mark 2, Jesus calls Levi, a political traitor and morally questionable character to become his disciple and immediately takes him to a party at his own house surrounded by his equally questionable friends. Jesus says this is his whole mission: to invite sinners to dinner with him. And the way he accomplishes this mission is by taking characters like Levi - and us - outcasts, morally questionable characters, people without all the answers - and inviting us to invite our friends to dinner with him. Because Levi chooses to follow this Jesus who invites sinners to dinner his friends are able to see the immediate transforming power of Jesus in his life. Our friends and neighbors need to see the same thing in our lives as we invite them to dinner with us and Jesus.