I have seen a video going around on Facebook of a UCLA basketball player chin down looking defeated, when a teammate walks up pats him on the back and then lifts his chin. To most this will seem unimportant even trivial. I’m here to tell you it is anything but trivial.
In our society we are often beaten up over so many things. We are made to feel like we are not good enough. We are led to believe if we don’t have a nice car, a nice house, a college degree, or a job making a lot of money then we are failures. In a world where you can often feel so alone, allowed to feel like a failure, why would we not want to lift up the people we care about?
This small gesture told his teammate everything was ok, I’m here for you, I care about your feelings, it showed him he was loved. As Christians we are called to love each other, we are to be compassionate, we are to stand together, we are a “community”, we are His Church. We are the hands and feet of God and we have to care for each other here on Earth.
When you see someone down, defeated, depressed, make sure they know they are loved, make sure they know they are good enough, make sure they understand they are made in God’s image fearfully and wonderfully made.
From the sermon on the mount Jesus says “May your kingdom come soon, May your will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven” Matthew 6:10. Jesus is calling for us to bring heaven to Earth. If we show compassion, caring and Love to those on Earth wouldn’t that bring a little heaven to our current address? Let’s stop making excuses and start changing lives!
I love you.
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