Cultivating Eyes of the Heart (Part 1) ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, The Gospels are filled with stories about seeing, or not seeing, as the case may be. On the road to Emmaus the disciples are walking with Jesus and breaking bread with him. We read that their “eyes were prevented from recognizing him.” (Luke 24:16) When Jesus returns in resurrected form, he is fully embodied, yet hard for them to see clearly. The disciples do not expect their dear friend to be among them again and so they miss this truth with their limited vision. We find a similar emphasis on vision in the story of