No one likes to be framed. Usually that means to be set up to take the blame for something unjustly. To frame someone in this manner requires that the true picture be disguised. The result is a corrupted view of the person involved that is harmful to them.
Whether we realize it or not our view of everyone is framed in one way or another. Sometimes we look through blinders and only see what isn't blocked off. At other times we merge our mental imaginations with the real picture and what we see is distorted. An unknown writer said, "People who look through keyholes are apt to get the idea that most things are keyhole shaped." We unknowingly frame others according to our perceptions. How have you framed others?
Scripture give us some suggestions for "framing" people. When we are told to love our enemies, the idea is to put a framework of God's love around those who would otherwise repel us. In I Corinthians 13, the love chapter, we are told to think only the best of others. To do so requires that we ignore the blemishes and focus on the beauty of the positive. Often the value of a painting is increased by the frame that is around it. Let's increase the value of others by graciously putting the right frame on them.
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