Branded on My Heart ~ What are Strangers
About a thousand people will read this blog post. Imagine the impact if we all applied the idea of loving everyone we encounter.
Greetings Dear Reader,
Ever since I can remember, I have not considered other people as strangers. My Grandfather would tell other adults that the only friends I did not have were people I have not met. There was a time where I did not live this. Being back to it is refreshing.
I have a friend who is very careful not to friend people on social media that he does not actually know. He admits that there are a few but they have become friends through distance learning or distance work. A relationship formed in a venue where one cannot meet except virtually means that there must be exceptions. This means that of his 977 FB friends, he actually knows all but 11 of them. He is also the guy who will be kind and friendly to you no matter who you are.
I accept almost every request I get because I feel that every human needs a friend. I am good at weeding out scams. The point is that there is no human out there, even the scammers, that is not branded on the heart of the Father. I am required to love them all. I too want the entirety of humanity branded on my heart. We have so many examples of how that is what is best for the world.
In two days, it will be Epiphany. It is when we celebrate the visitation of the Magi. I will go into that more on Wednesday. What I wish to fix firmly in my mind today is that every human is worthy of my love. If not, then I am not worthy of any love. I must love with the intent of striving to learn how to love more like Christ does. Each life that I encounter must depart from our meeting feeling loved.
My heart must be branded by every life. I must long for them to be loved, have peace, accept grace, and receive mercy. My love must reflect Christ in a way that they are drawn to that light. I still fail. I still battle my own faults and foibles. Still, Dear Reader, there must be a humble boldness to love that crushes resistance to it without harming the one resisting. In this, we can reach a world that desperately needs what Jesus offers. In this, I can follow more closely and be a better man. About a thousand people will read this blog post. Imagine the impact if we all applied the idea of loving everyone we encounter.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, “That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”
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Every human story is part of the great story that leads to the Father getting everything back to Good.
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About a thousand people will read this blog post. Imagine the impact if we all applied the idea of loving everyone we encounter.