A reflection is a mirror image. It captures the slightest tilt of the head, a shift in posture, merriment in the eye, or sorrow squeezing eyebrows together. It’s not static, but fluid, transcribing in real-time every stray hair and sigh, every question etched in a facial expression. The fullness of emotion, the details of dress, the way we slump or stand tall–a mirror will tell it truthful.

If we’re to mirror Jesus back to a hurting world, we’ve got to fall in sync with His breath, His heartbeat, His tears and tender expressions. We’ve got to memorize the features of His face, the veins in His nail-scarred hands, and the inflections of His voice. 

Links mentioned:

1. I can’t say enough good things about Jennifer Dukes Lee’s guided journal, Stuff I’d Only Tell God.

2. Read more on Matthew 5:7 HERE.

3. Check out my dear friend Jennifer Sakata’s newly released podcast, Living the Grace Life.

4. To get a short, doable tip in your inbox every week to help you get to know your neighbors, sign up here.

5. Read the written version of this episode HERE.