Faces

As they sit in the pew, each face giving out a hint of how each one is feeling.

Each face bears witness to the individual’s journey.

Some seem to beam with the look of victory, while others faces are cloaked with the weight of defeat.

There are many different faces in these seats.

Even though we are united in purpose by Christ, we each still have our own individual journey in life.

Some stand strong and bold no matter the ups and downs the journey holds.

While others are beaten down and so weakened by the twists and turns of the journeys hard lessons learned.

All may have great faith, and all may have burdens to bear.

All may have wounds, but some have scares that they will never share.

These are the ones that will have an uphill fight; these are the ones whose dreams torment them at night.

Yes, as you sit beaming with victory in your pew, do you even notice the hurting sitting next you?

Or do you sit wrapped up in your self-righteousness and blessed disregard only aware of how great you are.

Do you fail to see how painful it is to be them, do you even take the time to realize that they are falling behind?

Do you try to put yourself in their place; do you even try to understand that defeated look on their face?

No, that won’t due because it might disgrace you.

What if you had their fate?

Would you even try to stand, or would you just try to blend in?

Maybe you would struggle just to fit in, so you could be like the rest of them.

Faces hold more then we think they do, they tell a lot about me and a lot about you.

Do we stay focused only on our own, or do we look beside us to see what others are going through.

Maybe it’s time to look outside ourselves, to reach out to others and what their face tells.

The next time you look at a face try to put yourself in their place.

You never know what you might see, you might even understand me.