2 Sam 11:1-10, 13-17 / Mark 4:26-34
Our eyes are such a wonderful gift. With our eyes we can see and appreciate the beauty around us, we can look at where we are going, and we can also evaluate a situation by a visual judgement.
Eyes are like windows to the mind and the heart, and we can block what we don't like and let in what we like or desire.
In the 1st reading, when king David was strolling at his palace roof, he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful.
He made inquiries about that woman and he found out that she was the wife of Uriah the Hittite.
From admiring her beauty, David went on to desire for her and so he had her brought to him and he slept with her.
One thing led to another, and eventually it lead to the conspired death of Uriah, who was one of David's faithful army commanders.
It all began with David's eyes. His eyes lingered on for too long on a beautiful woman who was bathing.
We too need to guard what we are looking at, and have control over our eyes, otherwise there can be tragic consequences, like what happened to David.
May our eyes be always on the Lord God, so that we will see goodness and beauty, and also go to the help of others who are in need.