Her hair was beginning to grow back. She looked so alone even though she was standing in the midst of a crowd. No one was within six feet. Would someone close by care? Would someone give her a moment of their time? Would there be a helping hand? A hand of friendship?
When the service was over, Jesus appeared in the form of a lady who had been sitting behind her. The smiles, the head nods, wrote volumes in the passages of love. The touch of someone who cared was a touch from Jesus.
I stood in the foyer of a large church I visited from time to time when in the area, trying to make eye contact with just one person as they passed by. Not one smile in my direction. Not a word of greeting to a visitor - nothing. I left wondering where Jesus was in this church. Time after time over a number of years I sought Jesus in just one person in this church. People came and went in their own little world that did not include anyone else. They brushed on by without even a smile.
It is the little insignificant things that we do for someone that makes a large difference in someone’s life. We think, ‘what can I do? Oh that is nothing.” and then we don’t do anything. A smile, a touch, a moment of caring does not cost very much but the benefits to someone that may be feeling a little alone in this world can make a difference. Many little things can add up to a big “something” that can make a difference in a life.
Can people see Jesus in us? Can His love flow through us to be Jesus to someone that is lonely, in need of a friend or a kind gentle word? We are His vessels that others see. We may be the only Jesus someone has ever seen. When I look into a mirror I want to see Jesus.
6-22-03 JL Stevens