“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” Mark 10:51
Lord Jesus, when it comes to our needs, you are never in doubt, nor do you need our permission to act. So why did you ask this blind man to name his request? It’s because you cared for him—just like you care for us. You pursue our hearts and welcome our vulnerability, and this frees us to risk being humble and honest with you.
So, what do we want you to do for us? Like this blind man, we too want to see. In particular, we want to see you more clearly, Jesus—more of you, much more of the time. We want to see you like John saw you in Revelation 1:12-16—in the glory of your resurrection life, as the centerpiece of the whole Bible, the cornerstone and capstone of all of God’s purposes in history, as the fulfillment of every promise Abba has made—as those upon whom you also put your right hand, and say, “Do not be afraid, I have the keys…” (Rev.1:17).
This is our greatest ophthalmological need—so heal and open the eyes of our hearts. We want to fix our gaze on the real, whole you, Jesus.
We also want to see ourselves as belonging to you, Jesus—hidden in you, delighted in by you, kept by and for you. Hallelujah, many times over. It’s only in relationship with you that we find the answer to our deepest ache, the resolve to our heart-restlessness—the utter-satisfaction of the irrepressible longings you have written into our DNA, reason for being, and eternal destiny.
Lastly, we want to see everything else from your perspective, Jesus—our suffering and joys, beauty and evil in the world, things that generate our greatest delight and our greatest despair—people that are dear to us and people that confound us, sunrises and sunsets … everything and everyone, Jesus. So Very Amen.