Ugly: Part 2

I love the story of Ugly.

It's a sad story but it rings truth in a broken world.

A world starved for love and acceptance.

Yet a world that pushes that love and acceptance away at all costs.

Those things are pushed away because they may come as something that seems "Ugly"

The world is so good at dressing everything up to look good on the outside.

But the real things in life. The meaningful things in life. Aren't dressed up. They are simple and plan and sometimes even ugly.
People are so use to unlove and rejection that they start to expect that.

Jesus came to love.

The story of Ugly reminds me of Jesus.

The whole world pushes him away, yet all he wants is our love and to give that love right back.

I have heard many people say things about the atheist community like

" I feel so sorry for those people."

" they are so confused, it's so sad."

Why? Why do you feel sorry for them? Why do you think they are "confused"? Why are you not giving them a chance? Why are you not loving them despite however they choose to live or believe?

It's not that atheists don't believe in Jesus. Most of them just don't believe that (Christians) have any idea who Jesus is, because we don't love how we say Jesus loved.

And it is not our "jobs" as Christians to force them know Jesus.They can seek him all on their own and Jesus WILL reveal himself to those who earnestly seek him.

Our job is to love. To be a friend. To encourage. To bless. To help. To inspire.

Our job is to let Jesus teach us how to LOVE.

How to love like Ugly did..

Like Jesus did.

He will handle the rest..


"God is love" (1 John 4:8)

“People are often unreasonable,
illogical and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind,
people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful,
you will win some false friends and true enemies;
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank,
people may cheat you;
Be honest anyway.

What you spend years building,
someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness,
they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today,
people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have,
and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis,
it is between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway.”

- Mother Teresa