New Eyes...

Well, as I have mentioned before I am reading a wonderful book, Irresistible Revolution, by Shane Claiborne. It is taking me awhile to read it, because it is so intense, for weeks I will read it every night, then I have to take a break and won't read for awhile. I agree with everything I have read so far. I believe God is really using Shane in this book. So if you haven't read it you really should. But I wanted to share a part of the book that really hit me tonight, and maybe it will touch you to. The title of this section is The Scandal of Grace....

When we look through the eyes of Jesus, we see new things in people. In the murderers, we see our own hatred. In the addicts, we see our own addictions. In the saints, we catch a glimpse of our own holiness. We can see our own brokenness, our own violence, our own ability to destroy, and we can see our own sacredness, our own capacity to love and forgive. When we realize that we are both wretched and beautiful, we are freed up to see others the same way.

I know for me it is a constant struggle to see everyone as Jesus sees them, as His child. And of course, most days it is difficult to see myself as Jesus sees me, it is hard to comprehend being wretched and beautiful! A few paragraphs later he says...

When we have new eyes, we can look into the eyes of those we don't even like and see the One we love. We can see God's image in everyone we encounter.

How incredible is that, to see God's image in EVERYONE! Wow, that blows me away. I hope this touched someone else as it touched me, and I pray that I can continue to try to see others through the eyes of Jesus.