A story is told about a monastery where jealous and animosity had colored every relationship. A wise old Jewish rabbi was visiting and saw what was happening. In one of the meetings, he said to the monks that he had received a very important vision for the monastery. The vision was that: the messiah was among the ranks of the monks. The monks grew silent as they investigated each other’s faces. Which of them was the Messiah?

From that day on, the mood in the monastery changed. The estranged monks started talking to each other again. One by one they abandoned their anger and sought out each other’s forgiveness. They began serving each other, looking out for opportunities to assist, seeking healing and forgiveness where offence had been given.

The word soon spread about the remarkable spirit in this monastery. The place began to attract all sorts of visitors who in turn found themselves renewed and transformed. All because those monks thought that one of them was a Messiah, disguised. The Messiah was among them.

Do you know that in a real sense, the Messiah is among us? Will you relate in ways that acknowledge His presence among us?