Lord, Let Our Eyes Be Opened.

And as they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him. And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be silent, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” And stopping, Jesus called them and said, “What do you want me to do for you?” They said to him, “Lord, let our eyes be opened.” And Jesus in pity touched their eyes, and immediately they recovered their sight and followed him.Matthew 20:29-34

Lord, Let Our Eyes Be Opened

Staring down and blinded by tears
The crowds on the road push me down
I am slow and halting listening
for an opportunity and invitation
A cooling wind a sweet song.

We are in need of a savoir and a friend
someone who will grace us with a touch
someone who will show us mercy in this state
someone who will lead us from this darkness.

We are the cast asides the chaff
Disfigured and always awkward
the world does not want to see us
and we are shut off from the world.

We are in need of a savoir and a friend
someone who will grace us with a touch
someone who will show us mercy in this state
someone who will lead us from this darkness.

Despite our limits and our needs
We have voices to raise and families to feed
We are the lost and the lonely
But we are not forgotten, we are sought out.

We are in need of a savoir and a friend
someone who will grace us with a touch
someone who will show us mercy in this state
someone who will lead us from this darkness.

God has heard our cries and our sorrows
Our silent prayers were lifted on the wind
Love has come to this dark and dusty road
And we will have new sight and a way home.

We are in need of a savoir and a friend
someone who will grace us with a touch
someone who will show us mercy in this state
someone who will lead us from this darkness home.