"Just as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers or sisters you did it to me"
Matthew 25:40


What would our world be like if we saw Jesus in the eyes of everyone we meet each day? To adopt the spirit of Christ, to live as Jesus did we must learn to see the eyes of Jesus in the people we meet each day. Picture for a moment the people that you meet in a day's time. Your lover, partner, family members. The people at your work place, your school, the people you meet in the grocery store, on the bus, in the doctor's office. Look deeply, can you see the eyes of Jesus. In the person who is different from you in beliefs, color, life's walk, the homeless, the one who is confined to a nursing home, behind prison walls. The eyes of Jesus look back at us in our loved ones, friends, strangers and even our enemies. To see Jesus in others is to respect our differences. To see Jesus in the eyes of one another is to reach out with a love that will go the extra mile. To see Jesus in the eyes of the stranger is to say we are more alike. t
To love as Jesus did we must not only see the eyes of Jesus in others but also see through the eyes of Jesus. The eyes of Jesus looked with compassions on all of God's people. The eyes of Jesus saw those who were considered the poor and weak. The eyes of Jesus saw the children who needed God's care. The eyes of Jesus saw those who were considered outcasts and welcomed them to the best seats at the banquet table. The eyes of Jesus saw with a love that accepted the people Jesus met just as they were. In all their giftedness, in all that made them truly human.

Our whole life journey is entering into the mystery that we become the eyes of Jesus, we become the hands of Jesus, we become the heart of Jesus, that our body becomes the body of Christ. Through our actions, by our words, we take the precious body of Christ to those we meet.

Someone once said: "You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person." Who is it that needs to meet the presence of Christ through your life this week? I believe God places people in our lives who need what we have to offer at that time in their life's journey. Whether that is for a moment's encounter sitting enjoying our morning coffee. Whether that is for a lifetime of cherished memories. Or if it is somewhere in between. There is someone who needs what you have to give and that means all the world to them.


Lord Jesus Bless this day as we walk with You, as we reach out for You, as we Learn, as we Grow in Your Love for others. Lord I pray rainbows around and above all whom are reading this devotional today, Son Shining in their hearts, desire to touch them as they reach out to You Lord. I pray homes will be filed with Your Loving Presence, Families be united as one, relationships to strengthen. I pray tears of joy as we look upon one another and See You. I pray Hope will take over any doubts and fears Lord Jesus, Hope to travel along the path to Your heart, Hope when we weary, Hope when we are discouraged as so often we struggle Lord. I pray Comfort as we reach out Lord, Comfort as You hold us, Comfort as we are ill and going through many trials. I pray Peace Lord Jesus unto all hearts today, a Peace that Only flows through us and around us, that You give to us when our burdens weigh heavy upon our hearts.


"YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND; AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." (Luke 10:27)

"JUST AS YOU DID IT TO ONE OF THE LEAST OF THESE MY BROTHERS OR SISTERS YOU DID IT TO ME." (Matthew 25:40)