Whose eyes are you looking through?

People's eyes will often tell you a story
But it takes a skilled eye to see
The hurt, the pain, the glory
The happiness, the laughter, the honesty.

Some say the eyes are windows to the heart.
Others claim eyes have nothing to say,
But I think they play an extraordinary part.
I'll share with you what I've learned along the way.

First, you need to get rid of your earthly thoughts
And take a deeper look at the eyes of a stranger
At first you may not see any dark spots,
But a closer look finds a bit of anger.

You see from the outside the eyes look cheerful
But from a supernatural power comes a more accurate detection
Of someone down on their luck and quite tearful
Someone who needs love, hope and reception.

I know the way that she is dressed
All that style, those fancy clothes and her pretty smile.
She doesn't seem lonely--no one would have guessed
That she hasn't ever been loved in quite awhile!  

All she needs is someone to care
But you can't see that--you're not God!
And loving a person like her would be rare
Since you're a good person and she's so....well, odd!

But this is what Jesus does for you and me
He can see past all our oddness and sin
He looked much deeper and what did he see?
A way for us to begin our lives again.

So remember when you look into the eyes of a friend
You may need to be Jesus to them
And if you can love them over and over to the very end
I think you'll be seeing through the eyes of HIM.