As human beings we look at
each other when we meet. We meet people in various places and we curiously look
at each other if we meet for the first time. We appreciate each other for
beauty, for the person and for many reasons. There are people who love to look
at others and thank the Lord for the gift of them. Just look around and we have
millions of people we need our look of compassion, love and appreciation. There
are so many in the families we need our look of understanding and acceptance.
Unfortunately, we do look but for negative reasons. We look at others to find
fault and not to appreciate for what they are. There are those who look at
others to put them down by pointing at their defects and weaknesses. But we
need to look at others so that they could feel our love and compassion. There
are those who have been changed and converted with the compassionate and
understanding look of the others.
Jesus always looked at people
and gave then an opportunity to change and come back to the Lord. He looked at
their hearts and invited them to change. He did not look at their characters
but once he looked at them their characters got transformed. His eyes were
searching and looking for people whom he could offer love and compassion. He
looked at them and got into conversation with them. Today, we celebrate the
Feast of St. Mathew……who was a tax collector…Jesus looked at him…He left
everything and followed Jesus with hope of change and conversion…The look of
Jesus led Mathew to reflect on his present condition as person and had the
opportunity to live better life. He offered himself for the service of the
kingdom of God. St. Mathew must have prayed like the psalmist who said: “Search
me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts;And see
if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way”.(Psalm
139:23-24)
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