My Prayer

As I reflect on my desire to have eyes to see as He does the lyrics to Brandon Heath's Give me Your Eyes song comes to mind. 

Here are the lyrics:

Give Me Your Eyes (or click to watch music video)

Looked down from a broken sky
Traced out by the city lights
My world from a mile high
Best seat in the house tonight
Hold on for the sudden stop
Breathe in the familiar shock
Of confusion and chaos
Why have I never cared?
Give me Your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me Your love for humanity
The ones that are far beyond my reach?
Give me Your heart for the one's forgotten
Give me Your eyes so I can see
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
See a girl and our eyes meet
Does her best to smile at me
To hide whats underneath
Black suit and a bright red tie
Too ashamed to tell his wife
He's out of work, he's buying time
Why have I never cared?
Give me Your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me Your love for humanity
The ones that are far beyond my reach?
Give me Your heart for the one's forgotten
Give me Your eyes so I can see
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
A couple of million eyes just moving past me by
I swear I never thought that I was wrong
So give me a second chance
To see the way You see the people all alone
Give me Your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me Your love for humanity
The ones that are far beyond my reach?
Give me Your heart for the one's forgotten
Give me Your eyes so I can see
Give me Your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
That I keep missing
The ones that are far beyond my reach?
Give me Your heart for the one's forgotten
Give me Your eyes so I can see
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Touched down on the cold black tar
All those people going somewhere
Give me Your eyes for just one second
Give me Your arms for the broken hearted
Step out on a busy street
Theres a man just to her right
All those people going somewhere
Give me Your eyes for just one second
Give me Your arms for the broken hearted
I've been there a million times
Well, I want a second glance
Give me Your eyes for just one second
Give me Your arms for the broken hearted
Give me Your eyes for just one second
Give me Your arms for the broken hearted

As I seek a profession working with those with Special needs, and see my need for eyes to see in new light, I can't help but think how it's not just my profession that requires eyes like this. Everyone has needs, and someone needs to be able to see that. I mean could you imagine a world where people actually cared about others. Where people saw hurt and pain and sought to comfort rather than continuing to walk on. I think the story of  the good Samaritan touches on this, but really, think about a world where even just the "religious" stopped and helped those hurting on the side of the road! I hope that working with children with special needs will help me develop this eye sight. I think they have this amazing and beautiful ability to affect the community and those around them because their need is so obvious. Everyone has needs. Only unlike them, we can hide our need for help better. So this is my prayer. That God would not only give me eyes to see but that as He cultivates the ability to see, that I wouldn't limit my new vision to the work place, but that I would let God use my eyes to help bring hope and love to the hurt that most of the world fails to see, or just ignores.