Personal Jesus

I pressed play on my iPod as I was driving home tonight and the first song that came on was one of my favorites ... "Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode. I turned the volume up a bit and found myself thinking about whether I had accomplished being the hands of Jesus today.

I started by wondering how the people I had interacted with today might have been the hands of Jesus as they touched my life. How had I reacted to those sometimes gentle -- and sometimes, not so gentle -- gestures and touches? Had I seen the face of God in others?

As I drove a bit further, I wondered if I had been Christ to anyone today. Had I made anyone's day better? Had I served another child of God? Had it even crossed my mind before that moment?

I'm glad that I can struggle with that idea. I know that I am not perfect. I also know that I believe in a God that loves me despite my imperfection.

Thank goodness for that!