Lord, I Want to See

⁴⁰ Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him, ⁴¹ “What do you want me to do for you?”
   “Lord, I want to see,” he replied.
 ⁴² Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has healed you."-Luke 18:40-41


"What do you want me to do for you?"  Imagine Jesus asking you that question.  No matter what your answer, don't we all in some way answer the same as the blind man?... "Lord, I want to see."  


All of our prayers... all of our deepest desires... really center on wanting to see.  Wanting to see God's plan.  Wanting to understand how our lives and everything we experience and endure fit into that plan.  We feel like we can bear the pain, if only we could see.  If only we had the assurance that it all makes some kind of cosmic sense.


And Jesus gives us the answer!  He says it is through our faith we receive that sight!  Faith that God works for the good of those who love him in all things.  Faith that God walks with us through every storm and carries us when we cannot continue.  Faith that God is good... ALL THE TIME.


How simple our prayers of petition can be. We can sum them all up in the words, "Lord, I want to see."


Lord, forgive me.  Lord, thank you.  Lord, I want to see.  Amen.


Joys:  Watching Disney princess movies with Cecelia; the way the setting sun lights up cumulus clouds; Kevin dressed up in suit and tie