How do we love beyond our senses?
Have you ever struggled to show love because of the way someone looked? Grown impatient with someone who was loud? Pulled away when someone had an odor? Avoided touching or eating with someone because of their circumstances?
Consciously or not, we frequently withhold love from others when our senses are offended.
Meanwhile, Jesus had all five senses and poured out love to all he encountered. He saw the filthy, naked man living amidst graves, heard Bartimaeus's disruptive cries, smelled the death stench of Lazarus's tomb, felt the open wounds of the man with leprosy, and sat at the tables of those others rejected; in each moment, he loved deeply, despite the barriers.
He did not do this to be nice, but because he was created and called to embody love... and so are we. After washing the stinky feet of the disciples, he said, "I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you."
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