Be Thou My Vision

" Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye." -Matthew 7:1-6

I've never looked at this in terms of vision. As I'm trying to evaluate where my mentorship relationships lie I was struck with the need to create a vision for each of the women I meet with. I started out with a vision but as they've moved on in their lives my vision became put aside. While this is incredibly important I realized more importantly (especially in light of this passage) that I've not created a vision for myself. Where do I want to be headed, how do I want to get there and how am I or will I rely on God to get me there. If I don't know where I'm headed or stand with God, how am I expecting to create these visions for these women?

For now I am going to turn to pray this hymn (emphasis added):

"Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;

Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art.

Thou my best Thought, by day or by night,

Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.

Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;

I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;

Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;

Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.

Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight;

Be Thou my Dignity, Thou my Delight;

Thou my soul’s Shelter, Thou my high Tower:

Raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.

Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise,

Thou mine Inheritance, now and always:

Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,

High King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou art.

High King of Heaven, my victory won,

May I reach Heaven’s joys, O bright Heaven’s Sun!

Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,

Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all."

I hope that this will be an evolving process and a good start to rediscovery.