Just in case you haven't heard about it, there's a touching story out of Britain regarding Susan Boyle. She recently sang on Britain's Got Talent and brought the house down. What's the big deal about that? She is not among what today's culture would call "pretty people." Susan is 47 years old, rather dowdy (my prejudice is showing), is reported to have never kissed a man and she lives at home in Blackburn, West Lothian, with her cat. When she walked out on stage, laughter filled the room -- laughter at her, not with her. When she started to sing, "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miseerables, everything changed. Better than my talking about it, go to this link and watch for yourself.
One who the world would otherwise reject became an inspiration. "The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes" (and in our ears). (Psalm 118:22-23) This is, in part, what Easter is all about. "[Jesus] died for all, so that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but for him who died and was raised for them. From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view (not even the Susan Boyles of the world) even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way." (2 Corinthians 5:15-16)
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