Friday, April 2, 2004
Friday, April 2, 2004
But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Your
reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful
and the wicked.
(Luke 6.35
NRSV)
The young man's roommate turned out to be a blind student, studying music. As he tried to assist his non-seeing roommate by describing their surroundings, he came to realize that his roommate could see, too. Not with his eyes, but with his fingers and his other senses. He found, in fact, that his friend saw with a great sensitivity alien to persons with visual sight. This realization caused things, such as the purple flowers and vines he sought to describe to his new friend, to have a new and living reality to the young art student.
He began to see with greater depth and insight. This new way of seeing in turn helped his art career immeasurably. The love of a non-seeing music student helped this art student to a new appreciation of the visual world in which he lived. Love does that. It brings us pleasure and comfort and lifts us to a new plane of accomplishment.
Who do you need to show love to today?
Lord Jesus, your love has certainly changed my life. Help me to pass on your love to those who need it the most. Amen.
