Billy Joel's "The Stranger" is one of those songs that has always haunted me. There's a truth to it: we all wear masks, and seldom let others (perhaps even ourselves) see "the stranger" behind the mask.
"Why were you so surprised
That you never saw the stranger
Did you ever let your lover see
The stranger in yourself?"
Jesus tells us in this weeks Gospel reading that all will know that we are His disciples if we have love for one another. Conventional wisdom however, tells us that you have to "hide your love away." (I'm also a Beatles fan) So often our love is hidden behind our masks, don't you think?
Here's an important question: Do others see your love, or is that person a "stranger"?
+ Theophilus
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