Seeing Christ in Others:
I believe that as Christians we are called to see Christ in others, and also to be Christ for others.
Jesus tells us "Love your neighbor as yourself. Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." It is easy to see Christ in the innocent face of a newborn baby, or in the eyes of a beloved spouse, or in the touch of an elderly parent.. It is not so easy to see Christ in people who make our lives difficult in one way or another.
Catholic author and EWTN Television host Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle says, "I believe the only possible way we can discover Jesus in our "enemies" is through God's grace, and an effort on our part to act upon that grace, and further, to commit ourselves to finding Jesus in everyone. This can only happen through prayer. So, pray that God would give you the grace to see His son in others.
Jesus said, "For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat......" Jesus is telling us that what we do for the least of His brethern, we do for Him. So, in reaching out to others, or helping them, or just being kind to them, we do it for Jesus.
Jesus resides in all of us. He resides in even those who live worldly lives. In many His presence in muted by their individual traits. We need to work to see through their masks.
Those of us who can allow His light to shine through us, allow others to see Him within us.
"Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty." (Anne Herbert)
God love you!
