If we really want to understand other people, we should follow the humble example of Jesus and find ways to “stand under” them. His dramatic immersion in the lowest-lying river in the world at his baptism, his willingness to stoop down to wash his disciples’ feet at the Last Supper, and his harrowing descent into the underworld to rescue souls after his death give us a sense of the extreme measures that Jesus takes to see us clearly and love us fully. We too can arrive at a place of true perspective by actually making eye contact with the person holding a sign at the traffic light, by listening attentively to another person’s angry tirade directed towards us, by foregoing some luxury item that has crept into our daily routine, or by literally bending down to pick up a piece of trash along our way. In doing so, we shall quietly and invisibly be drawn down the interior ladder and come to stand with Jesus under the drama of it all, appreciating, for the first time, the beauty of other people. Ave Crux, Spes Unica.
Amen to this! Let us bend down to see and hear other’s!
Amen to this! Let us bend down to see and hear others.
Yes, Amen indeed!
Another hum-dinger!
Thank you!
Thanks for your note in the mail Margaret, you are the best!