Showing favouritism.. or not...

Heard the coolest reason for not showing favouritism the other day:

We should be awed by the glory of God, not by the glory of individuals.

A torch shining in the night seems to have a powerful bright light. But in the dawning of the sun, that light is nothing at all. In the same way, the glory of individuals should be nothing in the light of Christ's glory.

And this has a few implications: if God's glory is more than people's glory, we won't be concerned with others' meaningless human glory as seen in achievements. I don't say this to diminish other people's achievements - many people have done amazing things! - but rather to point out that God is so overwhelmingly glorious that anything else will seem meaningless beside him. Another implication is that if God's glory is more than other people's glory, we will want to live for Him and be like Him - treating others not on basis of superficial characteristics like class, money, status, but being equal and consistent to all because He commands us to love in this way. Another reason we treat people in this way is because all people have been created in God's glorious image. See? Ooh la la, lots to think about! Hope this post made sense; busy multitasking like a person with five heads and ten arms!