Seeing Through Spiritual Eyes - Mary Vavrik

In the May 2018 issue of Science of Mind magazine, practitioner, Sheila Thomas wrote a daily guide titled, “Seeing Through Spiritual Eyes”.  In it she begins with two quotes. The first one is by Howard Thurman:

”Out of our eyes, as we listen, there leaps the steady glow of recognition, while our lips speak of superstition and delusion.”

And the other quote is by Ernest Holmes:

”We must strike out for the heights, away from the mists and fogs of man’s doubts, and must see things through the eyes of Spirit.”

What does it mean to see with spiritual eyes?  Both Howard Thurman and Ernest Holmes describe it as seeing above and beyond appearances to the truth of every circumstance.  It is seeing Spirit as the center of all things when things are as we would like them to be and when they are not. It is seeing possibility rather than limitation.

How do we see life with spiritual eyes?  One way is to see every experience as spiritual and sacred.  Spirit runs through every aspect of life.  No matter how big or small the personal encounter or event that takes place, see it as an encounter with some aspect of spirit, an opportunity to experience the divine.

Life is not random, but instead is an adventure into the unknown where each of us explores who we are as spiritual beings living a human experience and our relationship to one another.

Our world would be quite different if we saw each other and all things with spiritual eyes.  We would see that we are all divine and made in the image and likeness of sprit.  We would see the sacredness of all life and that love is the glue that holds everything together.

This is the perfect time to practice seeing all that unfolds in life through spiritual eyes.  Let us let go of false ideas of who each of us is and see each other in a fresh new way that celebrates the eternal spiritual nature of all life.

Say daily, ”I see life through the eyes of spirit in every moment.”