Each of us has a sense of longing within. We usually see so many people in a days time, each with a longing within their soul. Do we look at the people we encounter each day? I mean really look at them? Do we look at the clothes or the skin and immediately decide that we know all we need to? Do we look at the eyes? Looking into the eyes is taking a risk. The eyes tell so much about the longing within. It's safer not to look, not to know. If we don't look, we won't be moved. If we aren't moved, we won't have to act on what we've seen or feel guilty for doing nothing.
More often than not, I am surely the most guilty of this very thing. However, a few months ago I met a lady who had recently lost her son. In her eyes I saw all the pain that she was trying to keep inside. I saw the longing to just understand. I saw the need for reassurance that her son was in the arms of Jesus. I had actually met this lady before - when she was carrying that child within her. Here she was before me 23 years later. Her eyes locked onto mine and my heart locked onto hers. I put my arms around her and cried with her. Not a huge thing. Just a few minutes of my day. If I had not taken the risk of looking into her eyes, I would have missed a most precious moment in time.
Today as you go your way, take the time to look at those you meet. Don't pass by with downcast eyes. Take the risk of seeing what's before you. You may find that the greatest blessing will be yours.
