Something to consider about the volume of our disagreements and the angst of our antipathies is what C.S. Lewis said in his book, “The Weight of Glory:”

“There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations – these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub and exploit – immortal horrors or everlasting splendors. This does not mean that we are to be perpetually solemn. We must play. But our merriment must be of that kind (and it is, in fact, the merriest kind) which exists between people who have, from the outset, taken each other seriously – no flippancy, no superiority, no presumption.”

Every person is created in the image of God and should they choose to bow to Jesus, may become saved. The worst of us. The “best” of us. We all need Jesus.

How can we restore and treat others with deference and dignity, even when they reject basic, foundational biblical values we embrace?