The hands and feet of Jesus is people serving the people in the world. It is being with the outcasts and loving them as they were made to be. They are loving them as God's children. Jesus hung out with all the misfits. The prostitutes or the homeless. Even the people with disease. Jesus was there. Jesus cherished his Father's children and accepted them, taught them and mainly just sat and talked with them. For those people who were shunned by the rest of the town, it was validating knowing they were seen.
Being apart of a church where serving is the main mission, I love to see and be the hands and feet of Jesus. There is a family I really admire. From the relationships toward each other and their servant hearts for the people around them. Personally they have blessed my family with doing our laundry every week because we don't own a washer and dryer. It is a luxury having clean laundry and I am so thankful for it. There is a park next to my church where every week they go and serve the homeless community there food. They sit and be with the people there and have developed relationships The people at the park await their return because they can see the light that is shining through each of them.
That is the hands and feet of Jesus. Acknowledging them and treating them as equals.
The world is so busy with people rushing back and forth to each of their duties, but a family has dedicated time to come and be with them. Their family inspires me and has shown me so much of God's love. May He continue to bless them and use them for great things.
The beginning of you post reminded me of the books, Tale of the Kingdom, Tales of The Resistance, and Tales of the Restoration by David Mains I believe. I think you'd really like them and you might be able to get them at the library.
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Thank you! I'll have to check those books out, they should really interesting. :)
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