I’m sure there has been a time in everyone’s life where we
have felt completely anonymous. I don’t know of anything that can hurt the
heart more. In our workplace we may come and go and never have a conversation,
or be acknowledged by the owner. They can walk by you for days and never make
eye contact, yet expect your loyalty. We could be with a group of friends, and
be excluded from idle chit chat, and then they wonder why they are not invited
to your home. Then there’s the one friend who listens when you speak, but never
hear a word, because they’re thinking of what they will say next as their eyes
dart around you. All of these are situations that make anyone feel totally
invisible. In an instant we are reduced to mute, and that is a tragedy. No one
deserves to be treated this way, whether by mistake or intention.
Jesus doesn’t deserve this treatment either. He died for us,
all of us. The very least we can do is pay attention to Him. Even we Christians
can forget about Him when life is smooth. We slip into the world of, how great
am I that I have a good job, money in my pocket, good health, and a few nice
toys to play with. Sunday’s come and go, and the lure of the beach and sports
on television place church and God on the back burner. All the while, Jesus is
with us, every step of the way, speaking His love words in our ear. We don’t
hear Him, because we’ve allowed the world to drown Him out, until we hit a
wall. Then the first thing we cry out is, “why me Lord, or oh my God”. It’s amazing
how we can forget Jesus until it’s convenient. How tragic that we can make even
Him, anonymous. He has no ego, yet I’m sure He does have a heart with feelings.
Just like us, He is injured when we don’t include Him in our lives, yet He
invites us to His house every Sunday. He never takes us for granted, is always
waiting in the wings for us to call Him, and He is the one we can all count on
to erase our anonymity. Humans may fail us, but Jesus does not. He tells you
every day that you are not anonymous. Just turn the world down a bit, and you
will hear Him.
Mike Shindruk
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