Spiritual Blindness
theophilus February 18th, 2009
I saw a man last week who had the biggest glasses I had ever seen on anyone. They were two inches in length and width. I was able to grab a side view and saw a lense that was at least a quarter to a third of an inch.
I looked at him with a sense of wonder and curiousity. I have vision problems of my own and know that I see the world in ways that others do not. But, in seeing this gentleman, I was wondering how he saw the world. With his glasses on, he could probably see clearly; with them off, he could probably only see extremely blurred shapes.
I thought of him when I read today’s gospel from Mark 8 which tells the story of Jesus healing one of several blind men touched by Christ throughout the gospels. In this case, Jesus first partially heals him (”I see people looking like trees and walking,”) and then fully heals him (”his sight was restored and he could see everything distinctly.”)
The man I came across last week was like this man. With his glasses on, he can see everything clearly; with them off, he sees people looking like trees and walking.
What about us?
Do you go through life with spiritually blurred vision or do you see clearly through the lens of Christ?
I personally find myself suffering from blurred vision a great deal of the time. I lose sight of Christ and become blind to his expectations of me.
And I look around me and see so many who have succumb to the belief that wrong is right; evil is good; impurity of mind and body is acceptable; what others think is more important than what God thinks.
In other words, too many have allowed their vision to become blurred or have allowed themselves to become outright blind as to their divine relationship with God.
I don’t want to be blind anymore; it’s such a lousy way to go through life. I want what is prayed in today’s Mass “Alleluia” taken from St. Paul and Ephesians 1, “May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our hearts, that we may know what is the hope that belongs to his call.”
God does not want us to go through life spiritually blind or with spiritually blurred vision. He gives us the ability to spiritually see him, if we will only open our eyes to his presence among us.
And we cast off the shackles of blindness when we accept his call and live our lives in imitation of him.
I think you have great insight on how the Lord does not want you to walk through life spiritually blind. I want those I know to Love the Lord with their whole heart soul and mind. Not just ask the Lord in to their lives and only go to church on Sunday morning. How but by example do they fall in Love with the Lord and seek to live for Him? Thanks for letting me share my thoughts this morning.
I am trying to find a book maybe the title is I am made Perfect or is a Knight’s Walk in the Kingdom a book.A friend said this was the most inspirational book they had ever read.
Since I don’t have the title could you give me your name please.Thank you so very much. Sandra