When I see small print, it is very blurry. But when I put on reading glasses, everything becomes clear! I find this to be a good image for what happens when we “put on Christ” (Romans 13:14). The picture becomes clear.

Blurred spiritual vision is a problem in every age. People struggle to see God’s truth and God’s call for human life. But Christ can “open the eyes of our hearts”. This is why the gospels report numerous stories of Jesus opening the eyes of the blind. It is not only because Jesus literally helped people with vision problems. It is a picture of how Christ in a yet greater way can bring us to spiritual vision.

In one healing story, a man comes to sight in stages. He moves from blindness to blurred vision to clear vision. Perhaps this is how it is for us — we move during our spiritual journey through stages of seeing more clearly. The key in the story is how the man progresses to clearer vision — through the touch of Christ! May we open ourselves to that touch today.

We move during our spiritual journey through stages of seeing more clearly. Share on X

Scripture Readings:
Mark 8:22–35
Mark 10:46–52

About the Author

Dr. David A. Palmer has been the senior pastor at the United Methodist Church of Kent since 1995. He has a B.A. from Wittenberg University, a Master of Divinity from Duke University, and a Doctor of Ministry from Princeton Theological Seminary. A native of Wooster, Ohio, he has served three other churches in east Ohio before coming to Kent. He and his wife, Mavis, have three children.