“Birds of a feather flock together.”
That saying means we feel most comfortable around people who look like us, talk like us, and think like us. Though natural, that tendency often costs us the opportunity to learn from and build relationships with people who hold different perspectives than we do.
Diversity is rooted in God’s character more than we often imagine. He creates human beings in His image, so every person is God’s image-bearer. Each person gives us a unique opportunity to know God more fully and to better appreciate what it means to be fully human.
Building relationships with people who are different from us can be messy, but it’s in those hard places where Jesus reaches people and where you and I learn to experience God in all of His goodness.
How can we learn to see the image of God in everyone we meet?
We’re answering that question on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly with my guest, Heather Avis. She is a mother to three adopted kids – two with Down Syndrome – and has made it her mission to share how the love of Christ broadens our horizons to love and accept those who are marginalized in our society. She’ll encourage you to take a breath, whisper a prayer, laugh a little, and make room for the welcoming heart of God.
Join us on your local radio station, online, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or listen on our free phone app.
Heather’s book Scoot Over and Make Room: Creating a Space Where Everyone Belongs is available for a gift of any amount. Click here for more information or give us a call at 1-800-A-FAMILY (232-6459).
