I think a lot about what we are supposed to do for our neighbors. We are told to clothe the cold, feed the hungry, comfort the sad. Jesus goes on to discuss those that did not do this these things and ask at judgment"Lord, when were you ever hungry, etc" . Jesus then says He knows them not....
I believe strongly that this is not a suggestion, it is a command. We are to love one another. If God is Love, and we all seem to agree with this simple definition as a starter, then our command is to look, no, FIND the face of Jesus in everyone we meet. We are to show Jesus to everyone; then it follows that we must constantly work for this, and present His kind face to everyone. Wow, some difficult feat. It is difficult to do this in light of so many tough and wrong things around us. And of course it is sometimes most difficult to show this Ultimate love to people who are close to us, or have been close. In doing this, we must be vigilant that prejudice and pre-judgment does not occur.
Our message at church yesterday was about cultivating the hunger and need for God. And the consequential feeding. Do we have a right to feed on God's Word if we are not sharing it? Jesus lived as a human within a community with His followers. Though He had no home, no real place of rest, He shared His existence with a group of followers.
I pray that I learn to share God within all communities, and that I do so without judgment or prejudice or self righteousness. I pray that I learn to see God in all people.
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