Windows of the Heart

What do you see when you look into someone’s eyes?  Though we can never see the soul, it can be said on occasion that the eyes are the windows of the heart.  Many things are often revealed by looking into someone’s eyes.  The eyes may reveal the worry of a mother who has not heard from her roaming child since many days ago;  they may reveal the anger of a son who’s been abandoned by his father;  they may reveal the sorrow of a senior who has been neglected by those she loves most; they may reveal the joy of newlyweds still very much in love;  they may reveal the pride of a father whose son just received a medal of courage from the army; they may reveal the confusion of a teenager who’s faced with peer pressure;  eyes often tell a story.

Sometimes our daily lives can get so busy and obstructed that we fail to look into the eyes of the people we meet.  This is a shame, not only because we fail to see a little of the soul but because maybe we also missed the opportunity to speak with our own eyes.  If we had taken time to look at that person we met, we may have been able to bring a sense of peace through eyes of comfort, strength through eyes of encouragement, a sense of worth through eyes of love, hope through eyes of joy, friendship through eyes of concern, we could have conveyed some sense of understanding and care.  Instead we are often guilty of simply nodding or pretending to listen while thinking about ourselves and personal business.

The Psalmist said in Ps. 34:  16-19 “The king is not saved by a mighty army, a warrior is not delivered by great strength. A horse is a false hope for victory nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength. Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, on those who hope for His lovingkindness, to deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive in famine.” (NASB)  Did you see it?  Do you think God just gives us a “passing glance”?  His eyes look upon us in a ay strong enough to save.  He knows what’s hidden in our hearts and when we look into His eyes, we receive everything we need.  Daily we have opportunities to glimpse into the hearts of people and to add something to the soul.  Have you stopped today to look through any windows?