Lenses of God

Last week I picked up my new glasses from the optometrist. For the first time in my life I have to wear progressive, multifocal lenses (yes, I am getting older). It was quite an experience to see something through the lenses that different from the pair I used to wear. The first few days of adjusting were difficult and I felt dizzy because of the new areas which were blurry. At the end of the first 24 hours my eyes became extremely tired. I almost giving up wearing them, and thinking to re- check the prescription. However, Google search led me to some tutorials on how to adjust my eyes to multifocal lenses and encouraged me not to give up and keep adjusting and most importantly to give myself time before jumping into a conclusion that they were wrong lenses to choose. I learned that I have to retrain my brain to look up and down (within the boundaries of the frames) in order to get the most from new lenses in helping me to see in various distances. I learned that it takes time for my eyes to adjust to this super advance technology.

When I think about learning to be like Jesus in my life, following Him and His teaching in my daily life I feel that this is very similar as my new-lenses-experience. To see like Jesus did – without judgements, hurts, prejudices is an act of looking up to Him and focusing my life on His endless love. To see with my heart as He did – with compassion, sensitivity and openness is an art of looking down to earth and see my shortcoming and His ability to see every detail of human life with reassurance that it is already planned, prepared and envisioned in his loving kindness.

I don’t use God’s lenses that well yet. I am still on training, and my mind and heart need to learn to focus and refocus over and over again not to walk into blurry area in every choice and decision, and to see both the bigger picture of God’s love and every small detail of His love towards me. I still need time, many tutorials and exercises from God to see like He sees. It might take longer than I wanted to, but I hope one day I will see Him, myself and others the way He does.

Have a good week everyone.

Sr Grace