The eyes of our hearts

Bible Reading: Read Ephesians 1:17-21
Author: David Butterfield (North Yorkshire, England)
Friday 29 March 2024 © The Upper Room.
Some years ago my wife and I visited the Grand Canyon. We had seen photographs of it before we went and so we knew exactly what to expect. However, when we walked up to the edge of the canyon and looked out across the vast expanse before our eyes, I just said ‘Wow!’ No photograph or video could do justice to the magnificent sight before us.

We all have our own impression of what God is like. No doubt it is shaped by what we have heard and read, as well as by our experiences of life. But then something can happen that suddenly opens our eyes to see the truth about God in a new and vivid way. Suddenly he seems more real to us, and the truths that we believe about him come to life. This is the work of the Holy Spirit who, Jesus told us, reveals to us the truth about God.

In today’s reading Paul refers to ‘the eyes of your heart’, by which he means our spiritual sight. Just as many of us need to wear glasses to be able to see clearly with our physical eyes, so our spiritual eyes also need to be enlightened. So we make Paul’s prayer our own, that the Holy Spirit may open our eyes to see new truths about God.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, send out your light and your truth; let them lead me (Psalm 43:3, NRSV). Amen
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