Are You Thankful For Your Eyes?

Eyes are a window into the soul! They not only reveal a lot about us, but they do a lot for us. With that being said… are you thankful for your eyes? It is amazing how many of us take our eyes for granted. It is not until you cannot see well, or you damage your eye(s) or when disease has robbed you of your sight that we truly become more appreciative of our eyes! What about the people who are blind that wish they could see!

They eye is an amazing gift of God. Not only can we see a great distance away, but we can focus on things close up. Our eyes give us the ability to perceive depth. The information that our eyes tell our brain allows us to make decisions to keep us safe! For example, I do not trip over the corner table, because I see it. I avoid collision with oncoming traffic because my eyes determine that I need to move over. Our eyes serve us well to help keep us safe.

God has made the eye so that we can see in color. Though some are indeed colorblind, the vast majority of us can see in color! To see the bright cloud tops in a distant thunderstorm is a beautiful sight. To behold the irregular shaped mountain peaks off in the horizon is a wonderful. To gaze out across the massive valleys from atop the platform on Mount Pisgah, near Asheville, North Carolina is breathtaking. To be able to see our family as we talk to them is comforting! To watch our children play with each other in a city park is truly a unique experience.  We see many colors each day and we just do not think about it!

Our eyes educate us. Just consider the things we see which teach us. To be able to read is so important. We use our eyes to read letters so we can put words together in a sentence which makes a paragraph, and so on… all of this to enlighten ourselves in various subjects. You are using your eyes right now to read this post.

Our eyes help us to create. We make great cakes, casseroles, and various meals from a recipe. The recipe is written in words that we read with our eyes. We can make the dish with the right ingredients as we follow the directions! Using careful strokes, a painter can place the paint on the canvas to create a masterpiece. A doctor can use his eyes to guide him as he makes a careful incision. A photographer can use his eyes to find the right shot with just enough light to take an award winning picture of a sunset.

One could go on and on about this part of the body. The gist of this post is to simply remind you of an often overlooked member of your bodies! Take care of your eyes. I hope that you will not think about your eyes the same from now on.

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