Eyes That See

 "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I say to you, many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it.” Luke 10:23-24

I always marvel at how much knowledge, entertainment and news are at our fingertips if we have a computer or a phone with an internet connection. The first computers were huge, some occupying 1,800 square feet, consisted of about 750,000 parts, with vacuum tubes that weighed almost 50 tons. The first hard disk drive was the size of a cupboard! And now, my phone has more power than those monster computers powered by steam!!!

Before, news had to carried by people on horseback. Now, a glance at my x or Telegram feed can bring me news faster than CNN! What an amazing world we have!

We often take for granted that we can actually worship and fellowship with other believers without fear of getting caught, stoned, burned at the stake, or carted off to be killed by animals in the middle of an arena like the Hunger Games. I so enjoy listening to Oxford Professor John Lennox, an Irish mathematician, bioethicist, and Christian apologist, debate with atheists like Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. I can even ask hard questions of Sean McDowell if I tune in to one of his live shows. 

Just two months ago I listened to the speeches of Bishop Barron, Father Mike Schmitz  and company at the National Eucharistic Congress held in Indianapolis via EWTN on YouTube. Imagine joining 60,000 Catholics gathered in the stadium and many more listening in via livestream! These are amazing awesome  times!

But are we just as amazed at how awesome it is, that the Messiah that "kings and prophets" longed and waited for, is here with us today? That we can actually have a relationship with Him? We can talk to Him. We can read His words, we can know His story. 

The Jews are still waiting for their Messiah. Have we "found" Him for ourselves?