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"When we have the eyes of faith, we see a certain divine glow shimmering within the ordinary, just as we see all that is ordinary against a horizon of the eternal. Plato called this 'contemplating the divine,' and traditional religion calls it 'the finger of God in our lives.'" ~Ronald Rolheiser

Having the "eyes of faith" is an interesting way to say that a light bulb has gone off in our minds, and that we are suddenly able to comprehend--in a very small way--the vastness of God's glory. It's like putting on a pair of goggles, or glasses, that reveals a golden evanescence around everything beautiful; without them, we are simply human, but with them God gives us a glimpse through his own eyes. In the story of David, we see how God looks differently at people too, showing that it is not only the beauty of the natural world God created that He sees.

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” ~1 Samuel 16:7 (ESV)

In all ways we should strive to become more God-centered and focused. We were made in His image, meaning that through God's eyes we were shaped to (have the potential to) look like Him in nearly every way. In every way, we can strive to be like Him, and though that doesn't mean we will ever be as perfect, He tells us continually through His Word that we, as believers, need to find that passion within us.

Whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked. ~1 John 2:6 (ESV)