Vision vs. sight

The Lord Is My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Friday in the Thirty-fourth Week of Ordinary Time, Year I, 01 December 2023
Daniel 7:2-14   ><]]]]'> + ><]]]]'> + ><]]]]'>   Luke 21:29-33

God our loving Father, 
open our eyes 
to see beyond this world, 
to have vision not just sights; 
like Daniel your Prophet and Jesus your Son, 
enable us to see beyond material things 
that are superficial in nature.

Let us see not the future
 but see the deeper realities
of life and of this world,
to identify and recognize the beasts
among us and within us
that enslave us to sin;
let us have the vision 
of your grand plans for us
in heaven as we aspire
to build a more humane society
here on earth by seeing
and sharing in the vision of
Jesus Christ of life's fulness
found only in you, O God;
let us see your vision of
timeless values taught and
and exemplified to us
by Jesus on the Cross.

May we remain focused 
on Jesus Christ and his Second Coming
while in this world that is passing
even in the midst of dryness
and emptiness of life.
Amen.