4-19 A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

As I read this story I became overwhelmed with sadness for the man being mistreated. He was clearly very sick and handicap and the people simply mocked him and treated him horribly. Just because he was different they began to treat him as an outcast instead of helping him. He obviously needed help.
I also found it very odd that the family allowed them angel to live in their house even though it bothered them so much. The story stresses how much Elisenda hated him being there. This made me think of how often people ignore or don’t take the time to get to know someone because they think they are so different from them. When in reality everyone could gain something very meaningful from getting to know someone. Everyone has something very unique to offer.
At the very end as the angel is starting to regain its strength and fly off is says “Elisenda let out a sigh of relief, for herself and for him” this showed that she did care for him. Though it seemed that she despised his presence and had no care what so ever for him here it says that she was glad for him. she was relieved that he had gained his strength back and that he could go on to a better life and better treatment. This relates to how often people mistreat or judge someone because it seems to be what everyone else is doing. They feel the need to treat some people horribly out of fear that if they don’t then they might become the one being mistreated. But Christ calls us to live separate and to love those that the world rejects. It’s so important that we as Christians live out this command and love everyone because as it says in Matthew 25:40 “whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me”.