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Blinded by the Light

10 November 2004, 11 am | Prayer

Yesterday morning, I was driving westward into the city to go to work. The fresh morning blue sky and the golden colors of the sunrise behind me looked gorgeous in my rear view mirror. At one point, as the bend in the road turned slightly, the reflection of the sun moved directly into the middle of my rear view mirror. I was blinded momentarily by the sudden intensity of the sun. My reaction was to squint, shield my eyes, and lean my head over to miss the directness of the sun?s rays. I thought, “Gee! The sunrise is beautiful, but I can’t take that much of it.”

Then I thought about God. My soul hungers to see the face of God. When I have felt His presence in my life, I have been overwhelmed with deep joy. I wondered how many times have I shielded my eyes, my heart, from the intensity of His love. I am grateful to have noticed just a fraction of His reflection in the people around me. I know that I am not ready to see God’s face directly, not yet. It is too intense right now. I have not been perfected enough, not holy enough, not pure enough to see Him face to face. I have no idea how I could even be remotely ready to see Him by the end of my journey through life. Thanks be to Jesus that someday I might.

Father, empty me so that the Holy Spirit may fill me and perfect me. Jesus, please purify my heart so that I may see You one day, face to face, so that I may stand in your Light without squinting, without shielding my eyes, without shielding my heart. Open my heart up wider to Your love and to the love of others in my life. I love You. Amen.

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Comments

  1. So beautiful.

    There’s nothing quite like basking in the light of His love.

    ∼ πλ · 10 November 2004, 11 am · by Liesa ¬

  2. Great thought … thanks!

    ∼ πλ · 10 November 2004, 12 pm · by Julie D. ¬

  3. Very beautiful post and prayer.

    I recall when we lived in a different town, our bed was on the floor on an air bed under the big window of our room and we’d lay there and let the curtain blow up above us and just bask in the light of the sun, and we’d remark how it felt like God’s love shining down on us. Some of my favourite memories of a place that was otherwise not a nice place to live.

    ∼ πλ · 10 November 2004, 8 pm · by Fish ¬

  4. Thanks for the thought. Certainly, in this world we cannot see him face to face. However, like the sun, we can see evidence of God by by recognizing everything and everyone who recieves and reflects the light. And though the light of day is often set behind clouds and cycles into night, faith tells us that the sun (God) is always present and we will aways return to it.

    ∼ πλ · 11 November 2004, 5 pm · by beejay ¬

  5. that was really beautiful. thank you.

    ∼ πλ · 26 November 2004, 5 pm · by penni ¬

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