The blogs posted today and tomorrow are mirror images. Today’s is about us seeing God in other people. Tomorrow’s will be about other people seeing God in us.
When I’m with a neighbour
May I recognise
Your presence in them, Lord,
Then I will see you in their eyes.
When I greet a stranger
May I keep in mind
Your presence in them, Lord,
So I will search for you, and find.
When I meet a foreigner
May I understand
Your presence in them, Lord,
Then I will offer them my hand.
When somebody hurts me
May I recollect
Your presence in them, Lord,
As I forgive, and reconnect.
References
Love your neighbour as yourself (Mark 12:31; NLT).
Their eyes were opened, and they recognised him (Luke 24:31; NLT).
Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us (Col 3:11; NLT).
There is one Lord […] who is over all and in all and living through all (Ephesians 4:5-6; NLT).
Love ye therefore the stranger (Deuteronomy 10:19; KJV).
Show love to foreigners (Deuteronomy 10:19; NLT).
Love your enemies (Matthew 5:44; NLT).
Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it (Hebrews 13:2; NIV).
This is the aim, but sometimes it’s such a struggle which much of the time I don’t feel up to.
I understand – it’s SO hard. I struggle with it to. It’s a shock every time I remember it, and realise all over again that it applies to absolutely everyone XXXXX