Give Me Your Eyes.

Today Jamie, our youth pastor preached at our church. He is a very good teacher, always well prepared and always using the word of God as the foundation for his preaching. He preached today about Jesus always finding the "one" to minister to. Once the woman at the well, once the woman with the flow of blood, once the man who was possessed by "Legion" the many demons. Jesus put himself in uncomfortable and unlikely places to meet these people. Jamie spoke of the importance for us to be available fot that "one". That we like Jesus would minister to that "one" even if it is not convenient. He touched on how the disciples would question the places where Jesus went and joked about their reluctance to follow. It was well spoken and all true but for me...When he showed the part of video the Man Named Called Jesus where Jesus touches the man with leprosy it pained me. I could see in my mind the children of Pichena (sp?) the tent city in Jacmel, Haiti. The children with scabies and TB and who knows what else. When he talked about touching the "one" I could see the eyes of the old men and women who lay on their cots with no provision and no hope. When the video clip rolled with the song Give Me Your Eyes by Brian Heath I saw in my head the prequake video that Leann Pye had made about Haiti.
The problem is that God has given me His eyes for these people and honestly I can say it is not always a good thing. No.It is always good. Not always easy. When God gives us his eyes then He also gives us a responsibility to respond to what we have seen. Had we not seen we would not sin when we pass them by and do nothing or worse, do a little something and pretend we have done enough. Having the eyes of Jesus and the heart of Jesus is so very painful..
So I caution..don't pray Open the Eyes of My Heart or give me your heart unless you are ready for the price..it is painful. But there is unspeakable joy when you can touch and not be afraid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvpWr2RtiWQ
Look down from a broken sky
Traced out by the city lights
My world from a mile high
Best seat in the house tonight

Touch down on the cold black top
Hold on for the sudden stop
Breath in the familiar shock
Of confusion and chaos

All those people going somewhere
Why have I never cared

Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me your love for humanity
Give me your arms for the broken hearted
The ones that are far beyond my reach
Give me you heart for the ones forgotten
Give me your eyes so I can see

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

Step out on a busy street
See a girl and our eyes meet
Does her best to smile at me
To hide what’s underneath

There's a man just to her right
Black suit and a bright red tie
Too ashamed to tell his wife
He's out of work, He's buying time

Pre Chorus / Chorus

I’ve been here a million times
A couple of million eyes
Just move and pass me by
I swear I never thought that I was wrong
I need a second glance
Give me a second chance
To see the way you’ve seen the people all along

Chorus

Look down from a broken sky
Traced out by the city lights
My world from a mile high
Best seat in the house tonight

Touch down on the cold black top
Hold on for the sudden stop
Breath in the familiar shock
Of confusion and chaos

All those people going somewhere
Why have I never cared

Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me your love for humanity
Give me your arms for the broken hearted
The ones that are far beyond my reach
Give me you heart for the ones forgotten
Give me your eyes so I can see

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

Step out on a busy street
See a girl and our eyes meet
Does her best to smile at me
To hide what’s underneath

There's a man just to her right
Black suit and a bright red tie
Too ashamed to tell his wife
He's out of work, He's buying time

Pre Chorus / Chorus

I’ve been here a million times
A couple of million eyes
Just move and pass me by
I swear I never thought that I was wrong
I need a second glance
Give me a second chance
To see the way you’ve seen the people all along

Chorus