Our Eyes.

Down. We keep looking down. Why do we think that we can find answers here? If we continue to look around, we will forever see evil deeds. We will be destined to watch misery all the days of our lives. If we look to ourselves, there will be pain and fighting. Destruction and death. Are we ready for the righteous to outnumber the wicked?

Day after day we look but we don't really see. We hear but we forget to listen. Open our eyes Lord. Our eyes are looking up. Our eyes are on you Lord. Watching. Waiting. We are turning our gazes upwards to the Heavens in anticipation.

How long must we wait to for you? Open our eyes to see you in the land of the living. for the Lord our God is living among us. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in us with gladness. With His love, He will calm all our fears. He will rejoice over us with joyful songs. Lord! Open our eyes because we are tired of sleeping in and missing your glory. We are tired of missing our mission from you. We are so tired of sleeping in.

Give us your eyes. Show us your vision. Let us see the broken. Let us see your pain. But also let us see your miracles. Let us see your love and compassion. Let us look and be amazed! For you are doing something in our own day, something we won't believe even if someone told us about it. Lord, you can't stand in the sight of evil. Let us stand for you. Let us not be afraid to stand and be seen. Our eyes, oh Lord, yes. We lift our eyes to you and to you alone. We fix our sight on you. Lead us where you may. We will follow. Across the sea. To foreign lands. We will follow you. To pain. To our deaths. We will follow.