The Image


How you treat others is how
G-d treats you. How you
forgive them is how He
forgives you. How you see
them is how He sees you.

When you show empathy for
the plight of another human
being, G-d takes empathy in
you plight.

When you ignore the call to
vengeance that burns inside
when others slight you, G-d
erases all memory of your
failures toward Him.

When you see the image of
G-d in another human being,
then the image of G-d
becomes revealed within you.

From "Be Within, Stay Above" - wisdom from the Rebbe.
© Tzvi Freeman, 2000.