Rev Bill

I have posted today’s sermon on my sermon blog. It’s the third in my Lenten series on “What does Jesus mean for us?” — today based on John 9:1-12 and John 9:24-41 — and entitled “Jesus Means We Can See Things Differently”.

Here’s a portion of it:

Several years ago I had to have cataract surgery and lens implants in both of my eyes. The difference it made in my eyesight was amazing! For someone who has been nearsighted most my life and worn glasses since I was 7 years old – and had the glasses changed and the prescriptions increased to the point where it looked like I was wearing goggles instead of glasses – it was great to have lens implants and have my vision improved to the point where I do not have to wear my glasses all the time!

I awoke the morning after my first surgery and – wonder of wonders – I could see! I did not have to grope for my glasses – wonder where I laid them the night before – finally find them – and put them on to see – I could see out of my left eye without them! And after my surgery on my right eye I could see out of both!

Now – as you know – I do have to have reading glasses – so I have bifocals that correct each eye to 20/20 vision and magnify so I can read. But they are much lighter – feel better – and – with the implants – have me seeing better than ever before!

I would certainly recommend to anyone needing cataract surgery to go ahead and get it done!

There are some drawbacks, though.

Like being able to see things you may have missed before…
One lady I know thought the paint in her kitchen was getting dingy – and was making plans to have her kitchen repainted once she had her cataract surgery behind her – picking out what color she wanted and getting excited about the newly painted kitchen — only to discover after the surgery that the paint was not dingy – she just had not been able to see it clearly. Once she saw it clearly after the surgery, she could tell the paint was nice and fresh after all.
So much for getting the kitchen painted!

Another person I know has said that he could see his wrinkles now!

And someone else has said they could finally see just how dirty their house was!

There are some drawbacks to being able to see things clearly – but for the most part – clear sight is a good thing!

One of the things Jesus means for us is that we can see things differently.
Jesus means we can see things differently.
Jesus means we can see things differently.
You know – good sight is a gift.
So is good spiritual sight.
Being able to see things as God sees them is a gift.
Being able to understand things as God understands them is a gift.
Jesus means we can see things differently.
Jesus means we can see things differently.

You can read the sermon here.

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