Good post, paradox. When I think of someone who truly searched for Jesus and spent a lifetime trying to practice Jesus' teachings, I think of Fred Rogers. A couple of years ago I found that this was how he strove to live his life.
“He said, once you realize that everybody’s your neighbor, you have a choice. You can either be an advocate or an accuser. An accuser is somebody who only sees what’s awful about themselves so they look through those eyes and look for what’s awful about their neighbor. An advocate is somebody who looks through the eyes of God at their neighbor and sees what’s good about that person because they’re created in God’s likeness. That’s a very simple, basic truth, but to live that out in our daily lives is tremendously difficult.”
No wonder he was such a wonderful friend and example for children. Would that more of us could live our lives so engaged in following Jesus' teachings. The life he led is an example relevant to people of all faiths and even those who are skeptical of the existence of a God.
Posted by Mary at October 13, 2007 08:06 PM