All Seeing

 

The Spiritual Waiting Room

All Seeing

Eyes of God

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Eyes Have Not Seen

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(Photo and poem by Kathy McNamara)

Scripture:   Isaiah 64:3

No ear has ever heard, no eye has ever seen, any God but you. You work amazing deeds for all those who wait for you!

Reflection

When we hear the saying that God sees everything we do, it can cause some concern. We might think of something awful we have done, something we are ashamed of, something we didn't want anyone to know about. We certainly don't want God to see it!

When we get over that initial concern, we can begin to look at the All Seeing God in a different way. We can begin to see God gazing at us with Love and Caring. We are created in the image and likeness of God. We are good.

God is merciful and forgives those embarrassing things we might have done in which we have harmed others. When we are truly sorry, God extends Peace and Pardon to us. The Eyes of God are Eyes of Love.

We can gradually begin to trust in God---to trust that God wants only good for us. God did not create us to harm or hurt us in any way. Our growing trust in God is similar to the trust we put in a good friend. We will tell that friend about our challenges and struggles because we know that friend will offer us help and guidance.

We begin to realize that God chooses us. God wants us to follow a path that will help us to thrive and to bring joy to others. God's Eyes of Love invigorate us and encourage us. We feel God with us.

God has fulfilled the promises that have been communicated to us in the scriptures. God has entered into a covenant with us. God has promised to always be with us.

Human eyes have not seen a Love like this. Our vision is limited to what we have experienced. The All Seeing Eyes of God have no limitations. We look at works of art, watch movies, go to see plays and can have very different opinions about what we have just seen. 

We often remark, "How did I miss that?", when someone who has been to the same movie we have seen speaks about a scene in the film that we did not notice. We can be distracted. We don't see everything. Our eyes can be on someone or something else.

God's Eyes are eternally on us. I think it is a great spiritual practice to take some time each day to sit with God and to feel those Eyes on us. They communicate the warmth and care that God has for us. We are precious and special in God's Eyes.

Those Eyes help us to become more open to the needs of our sisters and brothers. When we begin to realize how deeply and profoundly we are loved, we are eager to share that GIFT with others.

Enjoy those All Seeing Eyes. They are full of Love!

1. How do you react when you think of God seeing you all the time?

2. Does God gaze on you with Love?

3. What helps you to put your trust in your friends?

4. Why has God chosen you?

5. What do you feel as you ponder Kathy's photo of the new archbishop of New York waiting to knock on the door of St. Patrick's Cathedral?

(Scripture adaptation, reflection, and questions by John J. McNamara)