"Give me your eyes..."

The song by Brandon Heath, "Give me your eyes", has nearly brought me to tears every time I hear it. I believe the chorus of it is a prayer and it is very similar to the prayers I've been saying for the last couple of years.

"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 brokenhearted,

the ones that are far beyond my reach.

Give me your heart for the ones forgotten.

Give me your eyes so I can see."

I believe that we (Christians) have gotten so caught up in "playing church" and making sure that others believe exactly the way we think they ought to believe, that we have forgotten something very detrimental...LOVE.

How can we reach the lost if we don't love them first?

How can we talk to them about eternal matters if we don't love them?

How can we see them as Jesus sees them if we don't love them?

How can we help our brothers and sisters in Christ if we don't love them?

I pray that we will not lose the love for others that God has given to us. I pray that I can see past the temporal things of this world that make me want to look the other direction. I hope I can see the needs of other's hearts and souls. I want to serve others as if serving the Lord himself.

~Salyna

You can see Brandon Heath's video on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTsYAZvHsEQ