Some years ago I was lecturing in Santa Barbara and was introduced to a boy who had been on drugs. He had a good-looking sensitive face, long curly hair, sandals on his feet, and was wearing blue jeans. He came to hear my lecture and said, “This is brand-new; I’ve never heard anything like this.” So he was brought along again the next afternoon, and I greeted him. He looked me in the eyes and said, “Sir, that was a beautiful greeting. Why did you greet me like that?” I said, “Because I know who you are- I know you are made in the image of God.” We then had a tremendous conversation.

We cannot deal with people like human beings, we cannot deal with them on the high level of true humanity, unless we really know their origin- who they are. God tells man who he is. God tells us that He created man in His image. So man is something wonderful.

— Francis Schaeffer, Escape From Reason (via mollliiee)