---Lord, Open My Eyes----
Here are a few words about opening eyes....
The Opening of Eyes By David Whyte
That day I saw beneath dark clouds
the passing light over the water
and I heard the voice of the world speak out,
I knew then, as I had before
life is no passing memory of what has been
nor the remaining pages in a great book
waiting to be read.
It is the opening of eyes long closed.
It is the vision of far off things
seen for the silence they hold
It is the heart
after years of secret conversing
speaking out loud in clear air.
It is Moses in the desert
fallen to his knees before the lit bush.
It is the man throwing away his shoes
as if to enter heaven
and finding himself astonished,
opened at last,
fallen in love with solid ground.
I feel like a curtain has dropped away
and I'm seeing people for who they really are;
different
and sharp
and unknowable.
----Lauren Oliver, Before I Fall
Lord, open our eyes, that we may see you
in our brothers and sisters.
Lord, open our ears, that we may hear the cries
of the hungry,
the cold,
the frightened,
the oppressed.
Lord, open our hearts,
that we may love each other
as you loved us.
Renew us in your Spirit.
Lord, free us and make us one.
Amen.
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