Seeing With A Broader Wavelength

The Christmas season affords us to look at life through a broader wavelength.  We often view people through solely a human lens limiting who they are.  Time Magazine’s recently did this by describing the “The Me Me Me Millennial Generation”(those born between1980 and 2000) as obsessive, lazy, and narcissistic. 

A group of millennials decided to characterize their identity with a broader lens.  They identified themselves as multiaskers capable of juggling multiple responsibilities, however, social media and texting can easily distract them.  Millennials need the accompaniment of older mentors that keep them on track toward constructive goals.  This way of viewing millennials offers a corrective lens.  At the same time, mentors need millennials who are shaping life in through their savvy in a technological age.

Pope Francis has been looking and listening at life with a different lens.  At WYD, although he spent time with young people, he also bowed down low with the heart of St. Francis of Assisi by kissing a disfigured man—this was an impromptu gesture.  Pope Francis looks with the heart of Christ making people feel that they count as sons and daughters of God.