There.
In the pew.
Sitting over there.
What do you see?
Dressed for success?
Clothed in hand-me-downs two sizes too small?
A crisp, new outfit?
A rumpled,wrinkled shirt?
Who do you see?
The preacher’s daughter?
A woman branded with a scarlet letter?
Perfectly dressed boys and girls driven to church in a shiny new Cadillac?
Ramshackle kids from the other side of the tracks who arrived in an old school bus transformed into a makeshift Sunday School taxi?
What do you hear?
A heavenly choir?
A wannabe rock band?
Too loud?
Too soft?
Just right?
Whispers of “what is he doing here”?
The muffled cries of the broken and abused?
Yes, here in God’s house, the one place where at the foot of the Cross the ground is level for all….
What do you see?
Who do you hear?
Maybe the better question is do we see and hear the same things that Jesus does?
A Front Row View of The Church 
Great post Ron!
Jesus looks at the inside of man..
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Yes He does Mary Ann. What prompted this post was a comment that was made by someone complaining about a gentleman in a church they visited who was wearing a wrinkled shirt. As you said, the Lord looks upon our hearts, not our outward appearance.
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Matthew 23:24 That would make a great sermon next Sunday 🙂
God Bless
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What Do You See? By A Front Row View Of The Church
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“…do we see and hear the same things that Jesus does?” That says it all, Ron.
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Lord give me eyes to see and ears to hear as you would. You’re right Anna, nothing else matters.
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