"The next time you look upon a person — any person at all, stranger or not — test yourself to see whether you truly believe that man is created in the image of God. Look at your brother, or look at your sister, and say, “That is what God is like.” If you find yourself unable to even whisper those words, then you do not yet believe that all men were created in the image of God, nor do you believe the words of the scriptures.
But if you can truly say, “That is what God is like,” and you can see the truth behind such a statement, then you have begun to view your brother as God views him (and you). You have begun to appreciate your sister as God appreciates her. You have begun to value God’s Image truly, even if you simultaneously recognize that his image has been covered over with dust and cobwebs that need to be gently and lovingly removed."
+ FrDn Joseph Gleason, http://onbehalfofall.org/2013/02/27/from-john-calvin-to-stephen-king/
