See the people you pass

The lives they carry
The stories in their faces
The fragments of conversation you catch
The relationships of those walking together
The pain of some you pass like a cry of longing
Or the intimacy
And the laughter
And the colour and the youth and the age
And their differing heights and breadths
See the person

Notice the beauty of this diversity
The depth and richness and mystery of our humanity
The beauty and uniqueness of each face
Let this humanity in its variety be your prayer
The understandable and the incomprehensible
Each and every person made in the image of God
Each person known by the Creator
Each person loved by the Creator
Be filled with compassion and respect
See the person
See your brother or sister