The Face of God

Oh how I love the smell of a newborn baby. They carry “heaven’s scent” — I just know it!   After all — that’s where those precious little angels came from, so of course they still carry that scent of heaven on them.  Oh, how I love kissing those “heavenly” little faces. I just can’t help myself.  Indeed, there is something indescribable when we look into the face of a baby — that subconscious awareness of the heart and face of God.

As precious as those little babies are, anyone who carries God’s light within them, also has the “face of God”, and especially those who let that LIGHT shine through them to others.  Nothing explains that better that seeing the precious women in my Life Group bringing groceries for needy families for a Food Pantry that we assist every week.  And, this week, they also brought Christmas gifts for children who would, otherwise, not be having Christmas.

Anyone who stops to give a hug or a loving touch to someone that is hurting has the face of God. I believe it’s in the one who runs and/or serves at a food pantry or homeless shelter or hospital or children’s church leader, nursery worker and caregivers of every kind — just  anyone who volunteers their time in any way to reach out and touch someone less fortunate. Those are the ones who are obviously the face of God in our world.  Mother Teresa had more wrinkles than anyone I’ve ever seen, but she had more love in her, and had the most beautiful face of God, giving His love as she touched so many.

Especially at this special time of year, isn’t it time, we put on our “Game Face” — our “God Face” that others see Him in us?  They recognize “God’s Face” on us.   Isn’t it time we lived on purpose to be “His face” to a dying, hurting world and show them LOVE in ACTION — after all, we were made in HIS IMAGE — and that image is what this world needs so much?

Indeed, “To love others, is to see the FACE OF GOD”.