Eyes of God

Recently I read Henri Nouwen’s Finding My Way Home: Pathways to Life and the Spirit, a short collection of writings and presentations published after his death. I wasn’t expecting to find a definition of theology in the opening section called “The Path of Power,” but there was one nonetheless.  According to Nouwen, theology is “looking at reality with the eyes of God.”

But there’s more.  We see reality through God’s eyes for a purpose: “…to discern the ways to live.”

Learning to see with the eyes of God so we may more faithfully live in our families, neighborhoods, and world.  That’s a good meditation to end the week with.

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