A Radical Call to Empathy

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The way we treat others is usually a reaction to their behavior to us. However, I read a reflection about, "treat people like Jesus died for them". That a person’s value is not earned or subjective, but rather "bought" at an infinite price.

In a world obsessed with hierarchy, the CROSS is the ultimate equalizer. When we look at others through this lens, labels like "enemy," "outcast," or "stranger" begin to dissolve.

❤️‍🩹If Jesus deemed someone worthy of His sacrifice, we have no right to deem them unworthy of our kindness.

💖KILL our pride. We cannot look down on someone while acknowledging that we both required the same divine rescue.

Jesus did not die for a perfected version of us; He died for people while they were still broke. Treating someone like Jesus died for them means offering grace when they fail. It means realizing that their current mistakes do not erase their eternal value. 

So, behind the anger, the addiction, or the political differences is the Imago Dei (Image of God). To honor the sacrifice of Jesus is to honor the masterpiece He died to reclaim.

Treating people like Jesus died for them is not about the other person’s performance; it is about our own reflection of Christ. We are never more like Him than when we love someone who hasn’t earned it. By recognizing the "infinite price tag" on every human soul, we move past tolerance and into a radical, sacrificial love that has the power to heal communities and change lives.

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