My mind has been drawn to this thought lately, of love and all that goes with it. Acceptance. Forbearance. Patience. To love the sinner. To love the unlovely. To be in the world, but not of the world. To let the love of Christ dwell in us richly, that we never allow prejudices of color, rank, religion, wealth or anything else to stand in the way of us being truly Christ-like. Think of how wonderful it could be if we spent our energy living close to Christ and spending time on our knees, instead of judging one another?
I want to share two things. The first is part of a story from one of my children's books. It is the story of an adopted girl. Here it is:
"Our home was in the city of Seoul where millions of people lived. Most of these people had straight black hair and slanted eyes and high, flat cheeks. But, because of my American father, I looked different. My hair was almost brown and my eyes and cheeks a little too round. In Korea, people thought different was bad. When someone looked different, she didn't belong. People would point. People would whisper, "Do you see that child? Do you know why she's different? She's half American. She's a mixed-blood child. There's no place in our country for children like that."
Does that sound familiar? How often do we judge (and then act upon our judgements), based on someone's appearance, color, or clothing? I'm preaching to myself . . .
The second thing I wanted to share is an article that was shared with me:
Please read, and let Jesus teach you how Christian you are.
Finally, we will all someday be judged by a righteous God. Are you ready?
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