Vision? Witness?

"You are witnesses of these things."  (Luke 24:48)

​Did you see the eclipse Monday?  I mean actually see it - not the various pictures (all beautiful!) and reports of it?  Did you travel to see it?  Do you have family, or friends, in the "direct" path?  It was more than a "little cloudy" here but I did see it.  I was out running errands and a young child, near me, kept pointing and going "Look! LOOK!"  I admit it was cloudy enough, here, we didn't need the special glasses.

The readings today are about what we see, how we see it and what we do when we see it.  Peter is asking "Why does this surprise you?" (Acts 3:12)  "It is Jesus name, and the faith that comes through him...." (3:16)  John is reminding all of us of God's love for each, and all, of us "that we should be called children of God!"  (1 John 3:1)  Jesus is helping us to "open our minds" (Luke 24:45) so "repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached to all nations." (24:47)  We ARE 'witnesses!' (48)

The question is....like with the eclipse, what is blocking us?  Is something blocking us from seeing, and hearing, God -- like when the moon was between the earth and sun?  Or is something blocking others from seeing God through us?  As Caregivers we are trying to follow where God is leading us but is something "blocking" us from strengthening our relationship with God?  Is something blocking us from being a "witness"?  Something to think about......