Then again there is dimness of sight. The Church cannot discern the times. The Lord walks upon the water, and His disciples see Him not. Their eyes are too intent upon the waves and billiows around them. They are blind to the power that alone can save the ship. And we like then spend our time toiling in rowing, seeking by human effort to steer the ship through the storm, against the contrary winds, and our Lord passes by. St Peter uses an expressive word in his second Epistle. He speaks of blindness of soul of spiritual myopia, which is the ability to see only that which is near, and nothing that is far. The only cure for this kind of blindness is a fresh sight of Christ. We read "Thine eyes shall the King in His beauty, and the lane far distances: In seeing Him our vision is rectified, and no longer do we look upon that which is immediate and personal. but we look out upon a world of opportunity where we can use the talents and graces that God has given us.
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