Hello. Happy Third Sunday of Easter.
In my reading, I came across this saying by C. S. Lewis and I thought of a Broadway play called, “With eyes wide shut.” I have often used that expression for some people who cannot or will not see the reality that is right in front of them.
I sometimes wonder if it is because that they just are not looking in the right place or that they just don’t want to see what is really before them.
As C. S. Lewis remarks about the two disciples who do not recognize Jesus who walks with them. Lewis says, “Like the disciples on the road to Emmaus, we often walk through life with our eyes closed to the presence of God.”
Many of our prayers ask God to give us the sight to see His present in creation all around us, even in the house fly that has been bothering us.
We need to remember that God asks of us to bring His presence to all we meet on our “road to Emmaus” wherever that may be.
So, do we go through our lives with “eyes wide shut” or do we open our eyes to the Glory of the Lord which is all about us, and present in all we meet.
Peace and All Good,
Fr. Vinnie, fcm and the
Bros and Srs of the
Franciscan House of Prayer.
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