June 2, 2026
— George Piercy · Source: Evidence before the Royal Commission on Opium, London, September 9, 1893, reprinted in A Veteran Missionary's Evidence (1896)
2 Corinthians 3:2-3 You yourselves are our own letter of recommendation, written on our hearts, and known to all who read it. Clearly, you are a letter from Christ, the fruit of our work, not written with pen and ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but engraved on the tablets of the heart.
People often judge others by class and nationality, regarding marginalized groups as worthless. Yet, in God's eyes, even a stranger stranded in a foreign land can be transformed into a "messenger of heaven," delivering the grace of salvation. I should not let prejudice remain confined to cold stone tablets, but rather ask the Holy Spirit to expand the boundaries of my heart, using the eyes of faith to discover every overlooked soul around me. For the world may not read the Bible, but it reads the words of my life. Am I already a living letter from Christ, allowing others to read the love of Christ?
Lord, thank You for not only writing Your love on paper, but also engraving it on our flesh and blood through the Holy Spirit. Grant me the fatherly vision of the Rev. George Piercy, to show grace and care to those marginalized and vulnerable in foreign lands. May You personally transform my life, cleansing all defilement and indifference, so that in my family and society I may not only be a Christian letter read aloud by many, but also a blazing torch of the Gospel, illuminating the darkness around me and leading people to You. Amen.