Happy Aloha Friday, October 31st, 2025. A while back, I was driving one morning and noticed everything looked hazy. Streetlights blurred, signs were fuzzy, and I thought, “Wow… fog’s really thick today.”
Then I realized—I forgot my glasses!
I was convinced I was seeing the world accurately, but I wasn’t. The problem wasn’t out there, it was right in front of me. It was me! And because I thought I could see clearly, I was driving more confidently than I ever should’ve been…That’s the danger of being half-blind.
Today's Reading:
Job 22; Mark 7,8
Scripture
“He looked up and said, ‘I see people; they look like trees walking around.’ Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.” (Mark 8:24-25)
Observation
I used to read this and think, who messed up the miracle? Why didn’t it work the first time? But then I realized: Jesus isn’t simply performing another healing. He’s giving us a living parable.
Spiritual sight develops gradually.
The disciples had seen miracles, heard teaching, walked with Jesus, and still didn’t fully understand Him. Their vision was partial, not complete.
Sometimes the most dangerous place to be is not blind, but half-blind—confident in what we think we know, assuming we already see things the right way.
Application
What if the man had walked away from Jesus still seeing people like trees? I’d say, that’s foolish, only to realize that’s me!
I get one breakthrough, one lesson, one moment of partial clarity, and I think, “I’ve got it now.” And I start moving fast. Confident. Certain. But confidence without clarity isn’t faith; it’s presumption.
However, Jesus doesn’t rebuke the man for being half-blind. He simply touches him again. Which means the invitation isn’t to see everything perfectly—the invitation is to keep coming back to Jesus for clarity.
Prayer
Lord, I don’t want to walk through life half-blind. I don’t want to assume I see clearly when I don’t. Touch my eyes again. Touch my understanding again. Soften my certainty where it has hardened into pride. Slow me where I move too fast. Keep me close enough to You that You can correct my vision as You grow my faith. I trust You to finish what You started. Amen.
-Chris Kiriakos