In the gospel Mt 11:16-19 today Jesus reminds me so much of situations I've been in when I'm trying to make someone happy but I just can't. He's saying that they complained about John the Baptist because he didn't eat, and now they complain about Jesus because he does eat. Sometimes we find ourselves in those situations, that no matter what we do those people are going to find something wrong with it. But we can't complain to loudly, because all of us have been on the other side of that at some point. I know in the past I've been the one to quickly judge someone no matter what they do.
We've been using an activity at work during a workshop asking participants to hold up a wristband and, looking through it, imagine what they would see if they were looking through the eyes of God. How that can change our views in a heartbeat! If we saw people how God sees them we'd see more of their good qualities and wouldn't focus on the bad. We would have an understanding for the hurts they've suffered and have respect for the challenges they've overcome. Most of all, we would just see our call to love them just the way they are, in exactly the place they're at. If we could bring this vision into every relationship, just think how joyful and blessed our relationships could be!
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