MEDITATION

See with New Eyes as the Holy Spirit Helps You Shift Perspective

God’s Spirit rearranges our experiences into something unexpectedly sacred

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Have you ever looked at a situation from every angle and still felt stuck? Maybe it’s a decision entangled with fear, a lingering, unnamed, deep ache that continues to have squatting rights deep within, or a relationship worn thin from silent sorrow. Have you ever thought about the fact that sometimes what we need is less analysis or effort, and instead we need to see the situation with new eyes? Maybe what we need is a sacred tilt or a new outlook, so that our perspective shifts.

It made me think about this quote by Celeste Snowber Schroeder from her book, In the Womb of God: Creative Nurturing for the Soul.

“My friend has a kaleidoscope she sometimes uses in her counseling practice. She invites her client to look through the kaleidoscope to catch a new perspective. God’s Spirit within us is like this kaleidoscope; we need to be attentive to it so we can be transformed with new eyes.”

I happen to love kaleidoscopes. I’m not sure why, but when I read this, I wondered if I have walked through life constantly trying to see things differently, not because I want to be rebellious, but because I am…