Valuable beyond belief

So many people

Wide and thin

Short and tall

Smiling and crying

Striding into their day, full of hope

Or wearily and tentatively edging into this day

Cautious and afraid

So many people

And with my eyes and mind I define them

Categorize them

Good or bad

Strong or weak

Well or sick

Worthwhile or

God help me, may I never see anyone as worthless

For in your eyes Lord

Everyone is sacred

A beloved child

Precious and valuable

Not defined by addiction or illness

Failure or fear

Not defined by those things we as humans use

To label or categorize and judge

God is always saying,

“Here I am, I love you

and in love will do anything for you

anything

and I only ask one thing of you

that you love others as i love you

that you see others, as I see you

that you touch all of life as if i am touching it through you

and it is sacred

and as you are loved by me (yes me, God)

and love as I love

then you will find intimacy

and taste my essence

and perhaps the essence of the other person as wel

and perhaps even the essence of your own selfl”

Lord, let me see each person who comes into my path this day

As a sacred

Valuable beyond belief

And treat them accordingly