I’ve noticed a lot of people putting quotation marks around the word “see” lately. While I understand that we as the church are no longer “seeing” one another the way we’re used to, I find this use of quotation marks limiting. The word “see” has a multitude of meanings: to perceive, to view, to discern, to recognize, to ascertain, to visit, to escort, to read. Although we don’t see one another during worship anymore, we can see the number of people currently worshiping with us on YouTube. Yes, it’s not the same as walking into the sanctuary and seeing familiar faces, but it is what we have right now, and it is enough. How many of you are scrunching up your faces because of what I just said? Believe me, I get it. Virtual worship and Bible study is not the same. Sharing a meal through FaceTime is not the same. Making pastoral care visits by phone or text or email is not the same. But it is what we have right now, and it is enough. How much are we not seeing because things are different? The word “see” is a verb. It requires action and engagement. It is not remotely passive. It’s why Jesus said these words in Matthew 13: “But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. Truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it.” So here is my invitation to all of us: see. Let us go and see what we can see. Let us put on our spectacles and see the wonder of creation laid bare before us. Let us see the joy of human love and connection in the phone calls and texts and emails that we receive. Let us see the injustice in the world right in front of our faces. Let us see the path God continues to lay before us. Let us see each other more clearly. And let us see that what we have right now is enough.
Holding you in love, Rev. Andrew Frazier
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