Seeing with the Eyes of the Heart

This Week's Quotation:

“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” 

—Mother Teresa

Seeing with the Eyes of the Heart

Rev. Berry Behr, Interfaith Minister

Many times, I have felt separated and isolated in my life experience. Those times became the bedrock of a message I heard in my heart: “There is something else calling you … It is time to move on.”

But the moments that truly illuminated my path were not those of separation, but rather of unfathomable unity and Oneness—when I knew, with unshakeable certainty, that life was happening for me, not to me. That something good was waiting nearby, if I would only be still and trust. Surrender was my act of faith, allowing the Universe to unfold around me.

There are seasons in every life when the old ways stop fitting—when the landscape of belonging shifts. We cling to what we know: familiar identities, communities, even spiritual homes that once nourished us. It takes a lot to shift us! Yet, life’s invitation is always forward, always into greater coherence with the truth of who we are.

That’s why I was drawn into interfaith ministry. I had no idea what the outcome would be. I only knew that my love was calling me. I could only follow.

When we begin to see with the eyes of the heart, the world changes shape. The people who once seemed distant or different are revealed as companions on the same sacred journey.

In her book, Come be my Light, Mother Teresa described a singular experience of absolute immersion in the Light of the Divine, knowing herself as a pure vessel of God’s Will on Earth. That was the moment of her calling, when she started the work that turned into a movement of compassion and gave sanctuary to thousands. She fed and housed the hungry until she died, trusting in that one moment of absolute truth that had ignited her heart so powerfully.

To live from the heart is not a sentimental act. It is the most courageous act of all. It means staying present when we would rather retreat. It means trusting that even when we cannot feel Spirit, we are still held within it—as Mother Teresa did and so many others have done.

Our heart, therefore, is not only connected to our eyes, hands, thoughts, and prayers. It is also where we find our destiny and the courage to live it.

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