The Unique Lens
- Gary Fritsch
- Feb 20
- 1 min read
I suppose it's a bit paradoxical for me to say, like 'change is the only constant', but one of the great truths of this lifetime is that each of us can only truly ever see the world as WE see it. We can't totally adopt someone else's viewpoint. We can come close, but our own set of experiences, talents, history, knowledge and personality give us a 'unique lens'.
This has two important impacts in regard to today's Gospel, and I suppose in regard to life itself: we have a responsibility to consider our own unique viewpoint. Jesus challenges the apostles to do just that: 'but who do YOU say that I am?' While we can give great credence to their experience of Jesus, and we should, Jesus' challenge reaches through the ages to us as well. Spend time thinking today about who He is, do you have your own experience of Him, or are you only accepting what has been handed to you by another?
Accepting someone else's experience as true is not a bad thing, but we should certainly do it with intention. Actually, giving credence to an experience that we ourselves do not share is the second aspect of our unique lens. We have to understand that others will always have views that we cannot completely achieve. This should not make us upset or envious, but curious.
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