Seeing Jesus

 

 Luke 10: 21-24

With A Child's Eyes

²¹ At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

²² “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”

²³ Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. ²⁴ For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”

Jesus was filled with joy through the Holy Spirit because he too saw with the eyes of a child, whose simplicity, trust and innocence  keep fear,  worry and unnecessary complications at bay.  We usually make things worse than they are; children don't; they haven't been "poisoned" by the negatives that all too soon creep into our minds and stifle us. May our prayer and reflection this Advent bring back  the child in us, allow us to see Jesus,  and fill us with joy over the things that really matter.

Bro. Rene

Good and loving God, give us the gift of childlike wonder this Advent season. Open our eyes to see the awesome truth that lies at the heart of each and every day: that you have shown us the Father and have allowed us to hear the eternal Word. Fill us with hope. We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.

Ricky Bevington, C.S.C.