I am trying to use my heart to see. The “eyes” of my heart often see fuzzy images, like
the way our eyes see before they have adjusted to new glasses. The corrective lenses of TOB are slowly adjusting my vision, and I gradually see things in new ways.
Looking out at the deck, the other day, I saw seed pods, those “helicopters” had blown
all over it from the windy days we have had. My first thought was hearing Christopher West’s
voice saying “If you look at creation, new life, the fertile seed, is everywhere.”
Yes, those little things are the next generation. They are the male, seeking to
implant themselves into the fertile ground. My second thought was that there they are,
impeded in their mission by my plastic deck. Left there, behind that plastic
barrier, they will never achieve their purpose, which is to germinate.
all over it from the windy days we have had. My first thought was hearing Christopher West’s
voice saying “If you look at creation, new life, the fertile seed, is everywhere.”
Yes, those little things are the next generation. They are the male, seeking to
implant themselves into the fertile ground. My second thought was that there they are,
impeded in their mission by my plastic deck. Left there, behind that plastic
barrier, they will never achieve their purpose, which is to germinate.
The artificial barriers that impede life in our culture are many and varied.
Of course there are the obvious methods of artificial birth control that are often literally
plastic barriers, but the artificiality that impedes other aspects of life and growth can also be
a barrier to our becoming fully who we are meant to be.
plastic barriers, but the artificiality that impedes other aspects of life and growth can also be
a barrier to our becoming fully who we are meant to be.
Social media is a great example. We have “relationships” with people that we spend a great
deal of time cultivating. Actually, what we are cultivating is a persona, the “person” that we want
those “friends” to see. The barrier between us, a completely artificial way of communicating,
impedes the mission of what relationships are intended to achieve. To hear the tone of a voice,
to see the look in the eyes, and to just experience the presence of another human being, is to
experience the reality of what it means to be human. There are risks, and there is discomfort,
but there is also depth of feeling.
deal of time cultivating. Actually, what we are cultivating is a persona, the “person” that we want
those “friends” to see. The barrier between us, a completely artificial way of communicating,
impedes the mission of what relationships are intended to achieve. To hear the tone of a voice,
to see the look in the eyes, and to just experience the presence of another human being, is to
experience the reality of what it means to be human. There are risks, and there is discomfort,
but there is also depth of feeling.
So many things are tarnished with the brush of artificiality. Things we eat, things we wear,
games that we play, sometimes even the way that we experience God.
We are so used to being entertained, to needing a performance in order to find meaning in
an experience.
games that we play, sometimes even the way that we experience God.
We are so used to being entertained, to needing a performance in order to find meaning in
an experience.
We have lost the ability to just sit in the stillness and know that God is overshadowing us.
Lord, open the eyes of my heart and give me clearer and clearer vision.
Thank you for this tremendous gift. Please keep me close to your heart and let me
never lose the corrective lenses that I have been given.
Thank you for this tremendous gift. Please keep me close to your heart and let me
never lose the corrective lenses that I have been given.
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