a good quote...a long thought.

"People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone." Audrey Hepburn

i came across this quote the other day, (i ADORE everything audrey hepburn!), and it gave me pause, for quite some time.
you see, we were created, all of us, for people. we were created for relationship with our Father, and for fellowship with each other.
without knowing it (i guess), ms. hepburn is pointing to God, for He is all of these things to us, He has done all of these things for us.

restored:

job 33:26 He prays to God and finds favor with him, he sees God's face and shouts for joy; he is restored by God to his righteous state.
renewed:
colossians 3:10 Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices, and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him
revived:
psalm 119:50 This is my comfort in my affliction,That Your word has revived me.

reclaimed:

ok, bible gateway couldn't find any verses that specifically said the word reclaimed, but there are tons of references using similar words stating such, with israel, and the land, and our souls, throughout the old and new testaments.
redeemed:
isaiah 43:1 But now, thus says the LORD, your Creator, O Jacob,And He who formed you, O Israel,"Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;I have called you by name; you are Mine!

the biggest thing ive learned from this quote, in the few minutes ive spent processing it, is the dire importance of our availability to people, and in being available to them, showing them, through our lifestyles, the love of Jesus, that has compelled us to bring that to all around us, to live from our souls and constantly move forward with that love. christians are supposed to be known, and set apart from other religions, by our love. one thing i know is that in my flesh i can not produce the kind of love demanded by Jesus shown to His people, but living in His grace is teaching me how to live in His love, and in doing so, out-pouring that love to others. i fail at this everyday, and fall far short of my potential, but the word grace is so much bigger than a five letter word, and its only by living in that that i can love at all. im far too selfish and self-serving otherwise. 'never throw anyone out". people are obviously important to Jesus, and He loves every single person so much that He saw everyone from then to eternity and determined them worth dying for. according to matthew 28 and mark 16, its essential that we go out into the world (whether that's across the street or across the world), and show them Him, let them decide what to do with Him. our job is to bring love into this world, a world filled with pride (and many other things, all which can be summed up with the word pride...it is the root of all evil). every single person is valuable on this earth, and God has a celestial plan for their life. so we must go out there and love, and point Gods precious people in the direction that plan could be in.