Ka Ipu o Lono shares weekly devotionals to provide spiritual
enrichment to members of the Kamehameha Schools ‘ohana. For more
inspiration, visit the KS “Our faith” website.
Heluhelu Baibala
E hoʻokaʻakaʻa mai ʻoe i koʻu mau maka, a laila, e ʻike aku au i nā mea kupanaha no loko mai o kou mau kānāwai. – Nā Halelū 119:18
I
kēia wā, ke ʻike pōwehiwehi nei kākou, me he aniani lā; i kēlā wā aku,
he maka nō, he maka. I kēia wā, ua ʻike pōwehiwehi au, akā, i kēlā wā
aku, e ʻike maoli aku au, e like me kaʻu i ʻike ʻia mai ai.
– Korineto I 13:12
Open my eyes, that I may behold wonderful things from Your Law.
– Psalm 119:18
For
now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in
part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.
– I Corinthians 13:12
He manaʻo o ke kahu
I’ve
recently spent time undergoing cataract surgery and recovery on my left
eye, followed by work on my right. I wasn’t aware that I had cataracts
until an eye exam in the spring revealed this situation in which the
lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, resulting in blurred
vision. My optometrist said that my case was still mild, but I would
need to have the surgery done eventually. And so, I made plans to get it
taken cared of while I had the opportunity. Like any surgery, I was a
little anxious but as I met with my surgeon, I was put at ease. On the
day after my first surgery, I was able to take off the protective eye
shield and was pleasantly surprised how clear my vision was. Since the
cataract had occurred over time, I hadn’t noticed the decline in my
eyesight. Slight as it was, my new vision was great. I can’t wait to see
what having two renewed eyes will look like.
We all want to see
with clear eyes and there may be times when it feels all is good. Little
do we know just how dim our vision has become. That goes for our
spiritual sight as well. Let’s find a way to renew our sight on ke Akua,
that our spiritual eyes might be refreshed and made new. As our maka
are made new, we shall clearly see the, “wonderful things from your
Law,” his law which was made that we might have a right pilina with our
Lord. This pilina pono will give us a glimpse of what is to come. “For
now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part;
then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.” Such is the
aloha, the grace, of ke Akua that is always looking out for us, always
ready to draw us into his midst. Open your eyes this day to see what
‘Iehova is doing and how his angels are always standing guard over you.
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