Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed Him. Matthew 20:34
“That he had always been governed by love, without selfish views; and that having resolved to make the love of GOD the end of all his actions, he had found reasons to be well satisfied with his method. That he was pleased when he could take up a straw from the ground for the love of GOD, seeking Him only, and nothing else, not even His gifts.”
Brother Lawrence (c. 1614-1691) in The Practice of the Presence of God: The Best Rule of Holy Life (Grand Rapids: CCEL) 6.
In modern times, we tend to be governed by God’s gifts rather than the love of God. The end of our actions has become acquiring things rather than a deep relationship with the God who supplies those things.
For the next few days I want to explore this classic work because I am learning that growing in compassion and generosity is understanding more deeply the love of God, and becoming governed by love.
When Jesus came across people who could not see, governed by love, he touched them. Join me if you need His touch to see what we cannot and so as to follow Him more closely in the way of love.