C.S. Lewis once opined that outside of the Eucharist itself, the holiest thing you will ever encounter in life is the person sitting next to you on the bus. In saying this he was reflecting the fact that every human being is the very image of God, the imago Dei. God created man in his image; in the divine image he created him; male and female he created them. We can have an experience of God in a beautiful scene of nature, upon entering an awesome cathedral, experiencing a moving piece of art. What we all to often miss is the experience of God that is right in front of us in the people who are woven into our lives. Perhaps sometimes we get a glimpse of the divine in the perfection of a new born child or the voices of a choir. But the truth is that even the homeless man on the street is made to bear the spark of divinity. Once we recognize how precious every single person is our entire call to ethical behavior becomes clear.
