Every day at the close of his television show, Fred Rogers would often say,
“I love you just the way you are.”
One day, while filming, Francois Clemmons made a connection and felt like those words were being directed at him. Afterward he asked, “Were you talking to me?”
And Fred Rogers said, “Yes, I’ve been talking to you for two years, and you finally heard me today.”
May our ears perk up. May we hear those kinds of messages. May we know they are true — perhaps newly heard, yet shared with longevity.
Smuggling Grace 