See with the heart (Sr. Luisa Derouen)

 What we see depends a lot on how we look.  Jesus showed us how important it is to see people with our heart.  Where the crowd saw a cheating tax collector looking ridiculous in a tree, Jesus saw a man seeking something more for his life.  Where the Pharisees saw a sinful woman touching him, Jesus saw a woman expressing great love.

  Though we are experiencing emboldened expressions of prejudice and hate in our country, a good thing emerging is a growing plea to see people for who they are, to treat them with dignity and respect.

--Sr. Luisa Derouen, The Sacredness of Being Seen

Image source:  Niels Larsen Stevns, Christ and Zacchaeus / Zakæus (1913), 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacchaeus#/media/File:Niels_Larsen_Stevns-_Zak%C3%A6us.jpg

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