A BLACK SPOTTED BANANA.
A little boy picked up a banana that had black spots on its peel.
He frowned and said, "This banana is spoiled."
His grandmother smiled, peeled it, broke it in half, and handed him one piece.
He took a bite... and his face lit up.
"It is sweet!" he exclaimed.
Grandmother laughed gently and said:
"My son, never judge the fruit by the skin. Some of the sweetest bananas wear the darkest spots."
Life is much the same.
Some people carry scars you can see.
Others carry wounds you cannot.
Some may look worn by life's battles, yet they possess hearts full of kindness, wisdom, faith, and love.
Do not reject people because of their appearance, age, past mistakes, or present struggles.
God often hides His greatest treasures inside ordinary vessels.
"But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature... for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart."
— 1 Samuel 16:7 (KJV)
May we learn to see people the way God sees them.
Boniface Amani Gichina (CPM)
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