Jul 14 2009
People that are hard to love
There are individuals in our lives that are just difficult to love. I would even bet that some of those people are even just hard to like or be nice to on a given day. I read a section of a Max Lucado book yesterday which really resonated within me. It described the story of the leper and how likely it was that this man was without much hope, love, or even like yearned for some compassion or human connection. This man didn’t deserve to have a physical illness that was disgusting to look at and it certainly didn’t make him any less needy of human affection. Yet, he walked without for so long. The quote that spoke so deep to me: “If your fear of doing the wrong thing prevents you from doing anything, keep in mind the perspective of the lepers in the world. Jesus touched the untouchables of the world. Will you do the same?”
Regardless of why people are hard to love, like, or connect with in any way - do they deserve to be untouched and what might we do about it?
