“And taking the five loaved and two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.” Luke 9:16
It has been said, “The eyes are the windows to the soul.”. As I listened to this scripture contemplation, I had an image of Jesus walking among the crowd, and I walking alongside him as a child. I was struck when I felt Jesus take my hand and place it on these people, one by one. As my hand was placed on them, one by one, my gaze became fixed on their eyes. One by one, as I glanced into their eyes, I was drawn in, as images flashed through their eyes as to reveal parts of their life. There were tears, joy, sanctuaries, people and the images kept on as I walked alongside Jesus, and all I could do is stare into their eyes. I felt as if I was able to see their soul, one by one. The stories buried into the deepest parts of ones soul, the pictures came to life within their eyes. I was drawn into their life and wanted to help them and sit for awhile. It moved me. Humbly, I glanced up to look at Jesus and a faint smile adorned his face. Words were not needed. I felt Jesus allowing me to see the precious soul of these people before me, with its frailties, joys, trials, abodes and all those little parts that make one’s life that are gently tucked away into their memories. My eyes welled, as a great sense of peace and purpose washed over me. Then as he handed me a piece of bread to eat, I was hungry, but I felt compelled to share it, as people began to crowd around me. One by one, they took a piece of the bread, my eyes remained on the bread and the hands that broke it.
This prompted me to reflect on a few things, one being, the stirring within me, on the way I see others. And the ways we see one another. God is love. We are made, “in His image”. Are we loving to the potential and reverence that love expects of us? As I tuned out everything for a brief moment, I felt filled with the Spirit and could see more clearly, what God was trying to show me. My life is to share. Our life is made to share God’s love that is within us. Why then do we fail in doing so? We get entangled in the net of nothingness instead of living in the fruits of the Spirit. We carry our whole life within us, with beauty and deceptions. God wants to soak your soul in his love. In those moments, I felt deeply loved and compelled to see love in others and share a journey with them. What if you allowed him to do so?
Peace,
Claudia
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