Open the Eyes of my heart Lord

"Open the eyes of my heart, Lord, open the eyes of my heart, I want to see you, I want to see... to see You high and lifted up, shining in the light of your Glory, pour out your power and love as we cry Holy, Holy, Holy..."

Those words have been going around in my head for the last month.    As I am preparing for my 5th trip to Haiti, I'm  praying that God will open the eyes of my heart, to see Him,  and help me to see what He sees.  Haiti is a country that has been totally devasted and yet many of her people serve the Living God with exhurberance and by their example we can learn a thing or two.   They(the Haitians)  have so little and yet they are joyful.  I remember, the first time Vernon went to Haiti and he told me, they have nothing, and yet they sing  "This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it"  If I had nothing, would I abe able to sing those words and mean it?    Oh I am sure they have their down times and it is a struggle for survival, they wouldn't be human if they didn't,  but every time I visit Haiti,  I come away with a fresh appreciation for what they have, (which is obviously not material) and what I want in my life.  I want to serve the Lord no matter what the circumstances, to let Him lead in my life.

On Monday morning, bright and early at 6AM, (actually for many of us our day will begin at 2 or 3 AM) our team of  25 will set out on an adventure together, and we will share many experiences.   Some will be difficult, some will be exciting, and rewarding,  some experiences, we may even  find difficult to find the words to express what we feel.    I pray, that for each team member, God will meet with them.  I pray He will give us His strength to do what He has called us to do.  My prayer is that each team member will come away with a new perspective on life... on the life that I so many times take for granted.   On how even when a person has little they can still be so rich in the Lord in their life.    Would I have the gracious, joyous spirit of the Haitian people, if all was taken away.    I hope so... but I wonder.   I think it is something that is cultivated.  Out of adversity comes strength.  Perhaps that is the secret. 

Open the eyes of my heart Lord.....