… as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. ESVUK
There’s far more here than meets the eye’ The Message
C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien both saw this, and gave expression to it in their writings in different ways. But I believe they both shared the same vision. There is much more to reality than what we can see, than what we observe with our senses.
Rod Dreher has recently published a book entitled ‘Living in wonder.’ It is described as ‘an exploration of the mystery and meaning of the supernatural world’, and a discovery ‘that the universe is not what we think it is: it is far more strange, exciting, connected and adventurous.’ Whether we agree with him on every point, this much is obvious: he is a highly intelligent human-being who believes ”There’s far more here than meets the eye.”
I realise that I am hugely privileged to be able to look out of my study window upon a scene of rural beauty and tranquility. Yet the most exquisite parts of our world are sin-damaged, and ”transient”. In our highest and best moments we have probably only felt a tiny fraction of the ”eternal weight of glory” to come
This ‘looking…to the things unseen” is a choice we make, and must keep on making. It is a mind-set:
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Col.3:1-4
We primarily ”set” our minds on heavenly things by reading the Scriptures, studying them, meditating on them: seeing ”…the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ” (4:6)
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