Daily Thoughts - Blindness.
"As he drew near, he saw the city and wept over it, saying, "If this day you only knew what makes for peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes." Luke 19:41-42
When one closes one's eyes, you do not lose sight, you gain it. Jesus wept over the city of Jerusalem, the one that was heralding in His arrival and the same one that would crucify Him. These people are no different than us celebrating and persecuting in the flesh. They could not see the King of Peace in their midst.
The blind man that was healed earlier, Luke 18:35. He was not spiritually blind, he could see better than those with sight. Jesus wept because His people could not see God in their midst, within other. Sin blocks our vision, it hides truth from us. When we close our eyes in prayer and listen with the mind of God(the heart), we see beyond ourselves. Let us ask God to - "You made them a kingdom and priests for our God, and they will reign on earth." Revelation 5:10. Listen to God with your heart, that is what Jesus did as Son of Man.
Dear Father, I sit in Your midst with eyes closed and You open up a new world. You reveal the reality of the day and what is going on around us. We see the world in a different light and like You we understand the gift of sight. Prayers for a friend seeking the Peace that only You can give. May Your words penetrate the heart and reveal truth in the midst of the chaos. In Jesus name, Amen.
Mary, Mother of Love, Pray for us.
St Joesph, Most Strong, Pray for us.
Thank You Jesus, Mary and Joesph, give us sight to see.
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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