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Today’s Word Among Us mediation on the Emmaus gospel, wau.org/meditations/meditations.asp, contained the following:
How easy it can be to fail to recognize the Lord because we are not looking at each other closely enough! Sometimes embarrassment turns our glance aside from “one of these least brothers” of Jesus’ (Matthew 25:40). We may be embarrassed at his predicament—and embarrassed that we haven’t tried to help him. Sometimes we pass someone by without a closer look because we’re too busy. Working for the kingdom, do we take time for that personal contact which alone allows kingdom love to flow? Whatever the situation, when we don’t take time to look each other in the eye, we miss seeing God’s image right in front of us. Like the downcast disciples and the defeated beggar, we miss recognizing Jesus.
I know I have been very guilty of this the last couple months as my work duties have redirected my focus and I have often forgotten to look for God in those around me, even those I love the most.
In my PM box this morning though I found a most wonderful note from someone in whom I have seen that face on the occasions when we have encountered each other, and who was just received into full communion with the Church. I’m sure it was no coincidence that this meditation and that note came in together.
The meditation finishes with the following:
Today, resolve to look into the eyes of every person you meet. Pray for the grace to see Christ in each one, and to respond in bold, compassionate faith to what you see.
While I may not be able to “look into your eyes”, I want to thank each of you who has so enriched my journey and to let you know that I do indeed find the face of our loving God in you. I know that He sends His love letters to me through you, as I am at times allowed to deliver them through something “I” write, recognizing it is really just me allowing Him to use my fingers and keyboard.
I’ve not named names here, mostly for fear that I would hurt someone by inadvertently leaving them out, but I hope that those I am referring to can recognize themselves here.
Peace be with you!
How easy it can be to fail to recognize the Lord because we are not looking at each other closely enough! Sometimes embarrassment turns our glance aside from “one of these least brothers” of Jesus’ (Matthew 25:40). We may be embarrassed at his predicament—and embarrassed that we haven’t tried to help him. Sometimes we pass someone by without a closer look because we’re too busy. Working for the kingdom, do we take time for that personal contact which alone allows kingdom love to flow? Whatever the situation, when we don’t take time to look each other in the eye, we miss seeing God’s image right in front of us. Like the downcast disciples and the defeated beggar, we miss recognizing Jesus.
I know I have been very guilty of this the last couple months as my work duties have redirected my focus and I have often forgotten to look for God in those around me, even those I love the most.
In my PM box this morning though I found a most wonderful note from someone in whom I have seen that face on the occasions when we have encountered each other, and who was just received into full communion with the Church. I’m sure it was no coincidence that this meditation and that note came in together.
The meditation finishes with the following:
Today, resolve to look into the eyes of every person you meet. Pray for the grace to see Christ in each one, and to respond in bold, compassionate faith to what you see.
While I may not be able to “look into your eyes”, I want to thank each of you who has so enriched my journey and to let you know that I do indeed find the face of our loving God in you. I know that He sends His love letters to me through you, as I am at times allowed to deliver them through something “I” write, recognizing it is really just me allowing Him to use my fingers and keyboard.
I’ve not named names here, mostly for fear that I would hurt someone by inadvertently leaving them out, but I hope that those I am referring to can recognize themselves here.
Peace be with you!
Thank you for sharing this!