Babies are humans, too

I totally agree, Amy. This book has helped me change the way I see people. So often we only see people as inconveniences or as objects rotating around our own lives. But we are all living important lives! And if someone needs your help, you need to evaluate why they are asking and not just brush it off because it is inconvenient. We need to be willing to take off our shoes for each other.

I've really found this kind of attitude helpful with my baby. It is so easy to get frustrated and think only of how she might keep me from doing things, etc. However, she is a precious little human, a daughter of God, and she deserves to be loved and to have her needs met by me. When she cries it isn't to frustrate me, it is to communicate some need.

Think of how different this world would be if we all simply recognized the divinity and humanity in everyone around us instead of seeing them as "enemies" or "different" or "wrong". And I agree with Amy that we are taking a big step in the right direction by meeting together to discuss and implement the ideas of texts like this one.