Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Vison

Yesterday I spent some time assisting someone who has limited vision. A portion of her vision is gone in both eyes. The strangest thing to me is that she does not acknowledge the loss of her sight or make allowances for it. It is as if she can't deal with the terrible fact that she doesn't see everything others see. This causes her to run into walls and to become easily frustrated. She becomes angry often and lashes out. At this point, no doctor has been able to help, partly because she will not acknowledge the fact that she needs help. All I know to do, at this point, is to pray for her; and I do. I wonder how often I too, act like this. I really believe that I see the entire picture of what is going on; in the natural world and even in the spiritual world. (Is it ok to admit that?) But when I stop and think about it, I am sure that there are things that are happening that I do not "see". God, please help me to pause, as needed, and remember my limited vision. Help me to rely on you and to trust you instead of what I "see"!