My word for April 21st is SHOES
Vanessa Williams was crowned Miss America in 1983 at the age
of 20. She was the first woman of African
American descent to ever gain the title.
Soon after winning she was relinquishing her title because nude photos
were released of her in Penthouse.
Vanessa has continued on through adversity. She has sold record albums, hit #1 on the R&B charts,
been on Broadway, and sang in Disney’s featured film Pocahontas. Williams has also had roles in movies
and had roles in the TV series, Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewife’s. Now Williams has written a book, “You
Have No Idea”. The star reveals
shocking details about her past in her memoir. She was molested at the age of 10. She also got pregnant while in high school and chose to have
an abortion. When Williams was
interviewed about her new release she stated, “You don’t know what people are
going through until you walk in their shoes”.
We never know what shoes people are walking
in. They may be too small
squeezing their toes so hard they are in pain and blisters are forming with
every step. They may be too big. They have to be careful with every step
not to walk out of their shoes.
They tend to look funny and walk funny because of the shoes fitting awkwardly
on their feet. It could be that
their shoes fit but they are rubbing on part of their feet causing them to be
uncomfortable. Before we judge
others we must be cautious and not condemn. We need to remember that we really know very little about
what that person is dealing with.
There are reasons why people act as they do. If we knew, it would be easier for us to understand,
sympathize, forgive, be patient with them, or be harder on them. To have mercy we must clearly
understand someone’s words, attitudes, and conduct. We must take
the time to look inside another person.
I have always said people do things because of
things in their past. There are
reasons for everything. Vanessa
Williams comes across as being a very confident woman. She probably is now however, in her
past she more than likely wasn’t. Her mother says that Vanessa was always a risk
taker, but when she poised nude she could tell in her eyes she felt
uncomfortable. Vanessa didn’t
respond about the pictures however I do know this; don’t judge a book by the
cover. There are many things in
the pages we may not know about.
*Follow the golden rule; do unto others, as
you would have them do unto you.
Dear Lord help us to have empathy towards
others. We know that everyone goes
down different paths for different reasons. We understand that we won’t understand everything that
happens, but help us to either move past it or feel more comfortable about a
situation. We know that everyone
doesn’t wear the same size shoes.
Help us during this year of 2012 to be comfortable in our shoes.
Matthew
7:1
as proof that we should do no judging whatsoever: "Judge not, that you be
not judged." Here, the Greek word for "judge" is krino,
meaning to condemn, avenge, damn, sentence, or levy a punishment. Christ plainly says that
if we condemn others, we will be condemned ourselves. Dangerous territory
indeed!
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