The Eyes of Christ

It was the eyes of Christ, those magnificent eyes that-

Watched a blessed wedding celebration and made sure that the joy of the event would continue.

It was the eyes of Christ-

That looked upon a mass of humanity and recognized individual souls,

talking to them about life in His coming kingdom.

It was the eyes of Christ-

That looked into the heart of a great religious teacher and created a thirst for eternal life.

It was the eyes of Christ-

That looked past a life filled with failure and sin worthy of death,

and by His gaze and words her soul found freedom and a purpose

for living far greater than chains of this world.

It was the eyes of Christ-

That looked with powerful compassion on a man whose home was a field of bones and stones.

The man whose only friends were the fiends that haunted his every second, minute, hour.

That looked past the evil that was evident and focused on the soul

that was hidden by rag and ruin.

It was the eyes of Christ-

That watched and heard a powerful warrior begging the Great Healer to touch his daughter.

A warrior whose battle hardened soul was ready to die by the spear,

but trembled in fear over the thought of losing his own flesh and blood.

It was the eyes of Christ-

That watched as a man begged for food and searched for dignity in dust and dirt,

that some of that very dirt that reminded the blind of his plight was

transformed into a salve of sight.

It was the eyes of Christ-

That drew friends into an intimate fellowship where basin, bread and wine

would become instruments of grace and relationship.

It was the eyes of Christ-

That entreated three friends to help Him in His hour of need,

looking past their inability to be vigilant, knowing of their future.

It was the eyes of Christ-

That pierced the heart of a political puppet telling him that all power was

granted by the King of the Universe.

It is the eyes of Christ-

That recognize the man by the side of the road holding his sign,

"Will Work for Food" and is acquainted with pain and despair,

still knowing that he is a man of worth and eternal value.

It is the eyes of Christ-

That look into the hollow shell of the woman whose existence is propped

by the pill and the bottle, whispering to her soul that she can begin again

and with His grace her life will be vibrant and whole.

O, Let Us Have Those Magnificent Eyes of Christ.