It makes a great deal of difference, how you view those whom you see. I am often asked, by non-campus ministry folks, "Do the students have any interest in church?" Their experience has jaded them; they are most likely to attend worship with a group of folks whose average age is 55+. They haven't seen those front rows on the right hand side busting with young adults.
Even residents of Clemson are not immune to such a vision. Located downtown, the property which we use as a base takes a beating. There are lots of cars on the weekend, and folks leaving downtown all too often deposit cups, cans, and bottles in the shrubbery.
It makes a great deal of difference how you view those whom you see.
Mark 6:32 informs me as to how Jesus views us. He is tired, he has been meeting human need and desperately trying to get his disciples organized. He invites the disciples to come away with him, to rest. They get in the boats, and then they look up and there is this great throng which has followed him. How does he view what he sees? "He had compassion on them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd."
We have a shepherd; a good shepherd. While we may sometimes feel harassed or beaten down, there is one who comes ashore and responds to our needs. When he sees us, he loves us and he has compassion on us.
This is the view Jesus has of those whom he sees.
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