EYES FILLED WITH
GRACE
Then he touched their eyes and said, “Let it be done for you according to your faith.” – Matthew 9:29
The grace of God is upon His children. I was in college when I took this truth to heart.
Being the youngest in a brood of seven, my family never had the easiest
of times when it came to fulfilling the simplest needs of food or
material things.
Times were hard when we were growing up. I remember not being allowed
to take a whole fried tilapia for a meal, otherwise nothing would be
left for one more sibling who gets the last spot in the dinner table. We
scrimped on everything, yet we learned to share.
But the grace of understanding what we were going through, rather than
getting hung up about it, had come upon me even at that young age. I
believed in my heart that God had better things in store for me and my
family, so I kept pressing on.
In my heart, I know that God touched my “eyes” and allowed me to see
every blessing He has prepared for me — then and now. Eugene Cailao (eugenecailao@gmail.com)
Reflection: Have you thanked God for everything around you today?
In the chaos of everyday life, allow me, God, to see Your grace and blessing in everything around me.
St. John Damascene, priest and doctor of the Church, pray for us.
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