Loving and Serving
I feel like I’ve been on a journey these past five years. Not a physical journey (although I’ve had plenty of those!) but one of growing to understand Jesus’ ways of interacting and caring for people.
I did a Bible study called ‘The Person of Jesus, A Study of Love’ along with its companion book, ‘Love Walked Among Us’, and I was challenged to see what was meant when Scripture tells us Jesus “looked” at people.”
For example, when He “looked” at the widow of Nain what did He see? He saw a widow in the funeral procession, following the body of her son. He saw a woman with no husband OR son; she had no one to provide for her. Along with the loss of her son, she also lost her pension, her status in life (wife and mother), her security and probably any sense of purpose. He saw a woman who was hurting.
He brought her son to life and gave him back to her - the climax of an interaction that began and ended with Jesus’ care for this woman.
I began asking, “Who do I pass by, not really ‘looking’ at their deeper need? A homeless person - because I don’t have resources to give or dare to invite them to my home? Read on…