Vision
“Blessed are the eyes that see what you see” Luke 10:23
This passage is called in my bible, “The Privilege of Discipleship.” I found it about a month ago when I was trying to make some decisions about where I wanted to be. Trying to get some clarity. The word “privilege” stopped me short. On occasion I am known to forget that what I do and where I am is a privilege. At times I tell myself it is a big celestial joke and that Jesus gets a good guffaw from my sad attempts to be of use. That he puts up roadblocks or difficult people in my way to undermine me. It doesn’t gain too much traction though because before long I am like, “Oh good grief, grow the hell up!” LOL.
Today was different though, today what struck me was the idea of honing my vision. But also, helping someone else fortify theirs. I say “fortify” because not everyone will be able to see where someone else may be leading and real vision needs to be protected and strengthened to come to fruition.
I have recently been blessed to be around people with vision, something I have missed for awhile. It is hard to try and make something take form, come alive and grow when you are the only one envisioning it. But it also has to start somewhere. It takes courage to start. To dream. To believe.
“Blessed are the eyes that see what you see”
Do you see what I see?
My vision for this season is to just be in it. To get myself back to where I was before, where articulating my vision of a people that bring peace, a faith that stands up to injustice, a church that shows it believes what it teaches is not only possible but evident.
I see the possibilities.
I see the saints in the making.
I see where we have failed but also how grace can move us forward.
I see the promise and the hope that lives in the incarnation.
Christ is alive and present. Christ is available wherever we seek him.
It also makes me wonder how far we have strayed from God’s vision. Not just for the world but in our lives. When I originally read the passage a month ago, I was asking God to help me to see what I was missing. I needed his vision because mine was far too murky. I opened my bible to that passage. What I heard through that was to not take our relationship, my placement in the world or my gifts, for granted. It is a privilege that may not be afforded to everyone. I heard to not squander any opportunity to be of use.
I see it now.
