You were created in the image of God. You were created in the image of the eternal, indescribable God. You were stamped in your inner-most being with the Imago Dei (image of God). Who you are, who you were created to be, begins, ends and centers on whose image you have been made in.
That family member who you wish wouldn't show up to family events because of the awkwardness they produce...has been stamped with that same Imago Dei. That co-worker who is clearly more concerned with themselves and their stuff, and their time, and what they want...has been stamped with the Imago Dei. That thug selling dope to the kids you teach and coach....Imago Dei. That guy or girl who seems to live to make you cry...Imago Dei. The woman in that video you watch when no one else is looking...Imago Dei. The guy standing in the corner of the on ramp to the freeway...Imago Dei. That friend who'd stab you in the back if given the chance...Imago Dei. Your parents who destroyed more of you than built you up...Imago Dei. That blowhard on TV speaking more about fear and hate than actual news or solutions...Imago Dei. Your neighbor who goes to the temple, the mosque, the Spiritual Center, mass, that other church...Imago Dei. The boss who lives to make your life miserable...Imago Dei.
I am humbled by my own sin of hate for others, and not seeking to recognize the Imago Dei in all of us, and not reflecting more the Imago Dei created within me.
That family member who you wish wouldn't show up to family events because of the awkwardness they produce...has been stamped with that same Imago Dei. That co-worker who is clearly more concerned with themselves and their stuff, and their time, and what they want...has been stamped with the Imago Dei. That thug selling dope to the kids you teach and coach....Imago Dei. That guy or girl who seems to live to make you cry...Imago Dei. The woman in that video you watch when no one else is looking...Imago Dei. The guy standing in the corner of the on ramp to the freeway...Imago Dei. That friend who'd stab you in the back if given the chance...Imago Dei. Your parents who destroyed more of you than built you up...Imago Dei. That blowhard on TV speaking more about fear and hate than actual news or solutions...Imago Dei. Your neighbor who goes to the temple, the mosque, the Spiritual Center, mass, that other church...Imago Dei. The boss who lives to make your life miserable...Imago Dei.
I am humbled by my own sin of hate for others, and not seeking to recognize the Imago Dei in all of us, and not reflecting more the Imago Dei created within me.
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