CUP OF COMFORT: Can You Look Past the Looks?

“There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance,

nothing to attract us to him.”

Isaiah 53:2

• The girl sat alone in church, her long hair wet, her skirt rather skimpy. When our pastor asked us to greet one another, I smiled and shook her hand. But I wondered why she hadn’t dried her hair before coming to the service. Her name was Jessica, and I made a point to talk with her each Sunday. Yet I found myself questioning her appearance—especially that wet hair. One Sunday we were invited to pray with someone sitting near us. Jessica and I joined hands, and after prayer she said, “You’ve been so friendly to me. In fact, your friendliness is one reason I come to church. You see, my parents don’t want me here.” It troubles me to think what would have happened to Jessica if I’d acted on my critical perception of her looks. What if I hadn’t accepted her just as she was? And if I’d been alive to see Jesus in person, would I have let His ordinary face obscure His extraordinary message? Homeliness, too, is only skin deep.

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