A singer sings at the bus stop, his beard is long and seems unclean, long hair, untidy clothes. His music is not bad though. I stop close by, a little afraid to go closer. Not as close as if it was any other regular person sitting on the beach.
_ How are you? _ He says.
I smile politely and start a small talk to him. Still I can't let go of the judgemental aspect. I think "he is a great singer, he would succeed if his lacks were better".
He says I look like coming from school and tells me randomly "good for you! You'll succeed!"
I give compliments on his music, but remain standing where I was.
Then I think: it could be Jesus! Jesus had a long beard and did not have the nearest clothes. Jesus' voice was sure as great or better than this guy. If it was Him, I would have judged Jesus. I wasn't impolite or anything, I smiled, talked, used eye contact. But still, if it was Jesus, that was it for me.
Then I open the Bible. Guess what shows?
- "Do not judge other, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven. Give and you will receive" Luke 6:37-38
In fact, he was a great singer and very friendly. If we were at a singing conference, I would be the unpleasant one. Maybe he just didn't have the shallow goals like "succeed" as I do in my little understanding. Why can't we just be and let it be? God help us. Amen.
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