Mark 8:23
“Do you see
anything?”
I am nearsighted so I
have to wear eyeglasses. Without them, I
could not recognize the face of a person until he is about 6 feet from me, or
better yet, until we are face-to-face.
That is why in high school, when I try not to wear my eyeglasses, I am
often called a snub. If only they
understood why.
We still live with partial visions about
God. And sometimes, the imperfections in
our understanding of God make us anxious.
We feel that God expects more of us than
that. We feel that we should have answers to every conceivable question, that
we should never experience doubts, that we should have clarity at all times.
We are like the blind man in today’s
gospel. We seek the truth and yet we do
not open our hearts to it. At first, he
sees nothing, but with the Lord’s touch, he was able to see clearly.
He was able to see physically… and
spiritually, for he opened not only his eyes to the Lord, but also his
heart.
As we begin to see God as loving, we come
to believe that we are lovable.
As we begin to see that God wants us live
more fully, we come to believe that we are precious and valuable. Let Him touch your heart and see everything
distinctly.
Open your hearts, and see Him. See Him fully. Know Him fully. Understand Him fully. Believe in Him fully. And see life fully, for in this imperfect
world, a perfect life can only be achieved through Him.
Let us pray +
Almighty Father, I long for you to appear
in my life. Seeing you changes everything
because I know that when I see you, I am changed. Amen +
I will call upon the name of the LORD.
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