Today’s Gospel reading reminds us of the importance of child-like faith. God reveals Himself to us in so many ways, but we need to have eyes of faith. We need to have trust and open hearts, willing to recognize all the ways He is showing up in our lives. Are our eyes open to everything around us that is a sign of God’s love for us?
The Father reveals Himself to us through the Son. That is a great gift and privilege that we have. In the Gospel passage, Jesus tells His disciples, “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). If we live with the trust and faith of a child, paying attention and keeping our eyes open, we too can see Jesus throughout our days, in the people around us and situations we experience. And that is a huge blessing.
Recognizing the presence of Jesus in our lives takes faith and trust that is pure and simple, like that of a child. Many times, we can allow different obstacles in our lives to prevent us from seeing. Maybe it’s doubt, the thoughts and opinions of others, distractions, or many other things.
To see how Christ is working in our lives and hear what He is speaking to us is the way we continue to grow in our faith. We are each invited to see more clearly and listen more closely to how Jesus is revealing the Father to us. My prayer for today is that our eyes and ears would be open and we would recognize how blessed we are to experience Jesus in our midst!
Faith and The Good Stuff 