Lost: Give me your eyes

Give me your eyes for just one second

Give me your eyes so I can see

Everything that I keep missing

Give me your love for humanity

Give me your arms for the broken hearted

Ones that are far beyond my reach.

Give me your heart for the ones forgotten

Give me your eyes so I can see

~Give Me Your Eyes

Ever since the week of Thanksgiving, I have been obsessed with the TV series, LOST. I blame some of my best friends, Taylor, Will, and Dusty for this. Most of the time the only thing playing on my TV is football games, baseball games, or my personal favorite Gomer Pyle, so I have never actually gotten into watching a whole series of shows. LOST, however, has got me addicted. I have found myself shouting at the TV, getting mad at the characters, and constantly thinking about it. It has gotten to the point that I compare everything to LOST. You could say that I am a LOST addict.

I finished up season 3 today, and I started season 4. While I was watching some episodes today, I began to think about what life would be like if we could see through the eyes of other people. If you have never seen LOST before (I strongly recommend that you start watching it), during each episode, there are flashbacks to each of the characters lives before the plane crash. Each episode, you learn about a different character and his or her life. The audience is able to see the person's life before the crash, and learn more about the character. As I was watching a few flashbacks today, I was thinking about what it would be like to see life through the people's eyes around us. What would the world be like if we set aside our own problems, and we started to care about those around us? What if there are people around who are hurting, but we don't take the time to help them. What if the person beside us on the bus, in class, or even in church is going through a rough time, and no one is taking the time to talk to them? What would the world be like if we stopped, listened and cared?

I know recently, I haven't taken the time to look through the eyes of those around me. I know I haven't cared for those who are around me like I should. Lately, I have been really concerned with myself. I pass by people every day in my dorm, classes, and street, but I don't take the time to stop, get to know people, and listen to their story. The times I have actually stopped and cared for people, I have noticed that they have experienced some of the same things I have, and I have been able to tell them how God has helped me in those times. I have also noticed that some people just need someone to listen to them and care for them. So if this is happening, then why am I not caring more about others? What would it be like if we all started truly caring, and not just saying we care? We could reach out to so many more people, and really spread the love of Christ to others.

My goal in my faith for the upcoming year is to love and care for others more. I want to get to really know the others around me, and show that I really do care for them.  I want to be able to reach out to those hurting. I want to rejoice when others rejoice and mourn when others are mourning. Its not going to be about Jess anymore, for I am second, and I want to share the love and joy that God has filled me up with, with others around me. I want the eyes of others!

"If one part suffers, every part suffers with it. If one part is honored, every part rejoices with it"

2 Corinthians 12:26