Man looks on the outward appearance but God.....

I am amazed to this day how I can be so cynical. A person who is supposed to be compassionate, a shepherd of people who can be so biased by appearance.

A friend posted a video from "Britain's Got Talent". It is the video of a 47 year old woman from an obscure village in England, who seems a bit cheeky, (for non-Brits: cheeky: adj risqué; just short of rude. You’re being cheeky if you make a joke that you can only just barely get away with without getting into trouble.), and the eyes of the judges were rolling as if they were sure they would buzz the woman down when the first note hit their ears.

What happened was incredible. Singing I Had a Dream, from Les Miserables a song in itself about courage in the face of disaster and the hopes for something better, she sang it beautifully. Everyone who was givng her cat calls from the audience and even the judges were on their feet applauding her before she was even through.

The most critical of the judges said, "It was the most surprised he had been in all his years of judging the show".

How often do I judge people from their appearance? Me who has served the homeless, the downtrodden, I have been guilty of seeking some outward sign of beauty, of worth of someone and man...God knows how to give us a good spanking when we do.

The Pharisees of Jesus day were admonshied for being white washed graves. Cleaning the outside when inside there was filth and decay...Washing the outside of a cup but leaving the inside of the cup, the most important place, dirty.

Do not judge outward appearances. Fine clothing and good looks are good places for the sad and the hurt and the champions and the heroes well they are busy making sure their insides are well taken care of so do not mind the outside....

Susan Boyle, thank you for the wonderful reminder and Jon for sending me the video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY