Eyes of Jesus

Day 4: February 20^th Wednesday

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38

“Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” - Matthew 9:35-38 NRSV

Read the scripture passage slowly.  Write down any words or phrases that jump out at you.

What was Jesus doing?  Write down Jesus’ actions.  How did Jesus look at the crowd?  With compassion.  This is how Jesus looks at us.  Jesus has compassion for us. 

Have you ever wondered what it is like to look through the eyes of Jesus?

For a moment, consider how the world might look through Jesus’ eyes.

Grab your newspaper or go to your favorite news source on the internet.  Ask God to lead you to a news story you can pray about.  Once you’ve found your article, read it as though you were Jesus. Ask God to help you look at the situation, at the people in the story, through Jesus’ eyes. What do you see?  Pray as the Spirit directs you. Is the Spirit motivating you to do anything?

In our print prayer journals we have a space for Notes, Ideas, Drawings, and Observations.  Feel free to keep your own journal.  Or share your ideas, prayers, and observations in the comments section below.