February 1: Do You Have Eyes to See?
The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me; my eye and God’s eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love. Meister Eckhart
Gregg’s Reflection
When I first took the Gallup StrengthsFinder, two of my top five strengths came back as futuristic and strategic. It made sense — I’d noticed for years that I could often see further down the tracks than the people around me, spotting problems before they appeared on their radar. For a long time, I found it frustrating when others didn’t see what I saw.
Over time, I came to understand this as a gift from God — a particular way of seeing. My challenge was to learn how to share what I saw in a way others could receive, rather than overwhelming them with my perspective. This realization changed the way I approached leadership and discernment.
Meditation and, later, contemplation became the “tuning” practices that helped me see with greater clarity. My spiritual director once clarified the difference for me: Meditation seeks something from God. Contemplation seeks God, not something from God. Sitting in silence over many years has trained my eyes to see God’s faint path before me — sometimes just a step or two ahead — and to trust that He will keep revealing the way.
Scripture
Whoever has ears, let them hear.
Matthew 11:15
Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember?
Mark 8:18
Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
Luke 10:23
Ancient Quotes
The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me; my eye and God’s eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love.
Meister Eckhart, Selected Writings, p. 179
Modern Quotes
God surrounds us on all sides like the air… His love is the water we drink and the air we breathe and the light we behold. All natural phenomena are but different forms of God’s love.
Ernesto Cardenal, in Matthew Fox, Christian Mystics, p. 347
As your sensitivity to the spiritual dimension of your being develops through the daily practice of contemplative prayer, you may begin to find awareness of God’s presence arising at times in ordinary activity.
Thomas Keating, Open Hearts Open Minds, p. 23
Journaling Prompts
- Where is God at work around you right now that you might be overlooking?
- How can you train yourself to notice God’s presence more readily in daily life?
- What practice could you begin (or renew) that might sharpen your spiritual sight?
- Do you have “eyes to see” in your current season? What is God showing you?
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