Wells Fargo Ad

Today, I watched the Wells Fargo ad that has inspired controversy in some circles. The ad is touching and beautifully done. Many people report that watching it moved them to tears. 

But some other people became very upset when they watched the ad. Where most of us saw love, they saw sin. Where most of us saw family, they saw evil. 

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and everyone must acknowledge their feelings honestly. I felt a little jolt in my own heart at one point. It's natural when dealing with a situation that might be foreign to our upbringing. 

But ultimately we would do well to question such simplistic gut level reactions. Are they justified, or are they based on a fundamental lack of familiarity?

Those who based their reaction to the ad on religious teachings might want to take the analysis a step further. Watch the ad again while keeping in mind the teachings of Jesus. He taught us to be charitable, to feed and tend to others, to help the least among us, to refrain from judging our neighbors, and ultimately to trust in the power of love, His love and the Father's love. Or, in this case, a mother's love.

If you can do all of that and still think that this ad depicts evil, then I'll keep you in my prayers. Because you need all the help that you can get.


Wells Fargo Ad on YouTube

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