“Blessed
Are the Eyes” by Melanie Rigney (@melanierigney)
On that day, a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse,
and from his roots, a bud shall blossom. (Isaiah
11:1)
Justice shall flourish in his
time and fullness of peace forever. (Psalm 72:7)
Turning to the disciples
in private, he said, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I
say to you, many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see
it and to hear what you hear but did not hear it." (Luke 10:23-24)
Piety
Lord, open my eyes to Your presence
in my life.
Study
Every day.
Every day the disciples saw Him,
heard Him, could touch Him. It wasn’t that they didn’t appreciate Him as a charismatic,
challenging teacher and friend, albeit a bit of an odd and confusing one. But
making the leap of faith to viewing Him as the promised Messiah, well, that
took a while, even when He made it plain, as in today’s Gospel reading from
Luke.
Every day.
Sometimes, that which is right
before us, is the most difficult thing to see. It becomes commonplace, almost mundane. We
fail to appreciate His presence in our lives and the world, preferring to focus
on the ills and evil or taking for granted His wonderful gifts in nature, in
technology, in the smiles of people we love and those we encounter just for a
few seconds.
Every day.
Yes, the prophets and kings of old
had desired to see the Messiah, but you have to wonder whether they would have
recognized Jesus or dismissed Him as a pretender. It doesn’t really matter.
What matters to our hope of salvation is recognizing Him every day, giving thanks, providing comfort to His people, and
finding rest and strength in Him above all.
Every day.
Action
Say “Thank you” to someone who shows
you Jesus today.
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