Cataracts and Cobwebs

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Cataracts and Cobwebs

by Denise Nelson

Yesterday I had cataract surgery on my left eye. When I went to the eye doctor for my visit—never and I mean never—in my wildest imagination would I think I have cataracts. I know about cataracts. My mom and dad both had them removed after they retired. I am still youngish.

I still have many years of working before retirement, but it seems I also have cataracts.

Why am I making such a big deal of this? Glad you asked. I got up this morning, took off my plastic eye patch and walked into my kitchen. When I turned on the light something wonderful happened! It was as if I had been living with a veil over my eye and now everything was bright and clear. You know that feeling you get when you replace the blownout light bulb in your bedroom or bathroom? That is what it was like for me. I could not believe how adjusted I had become to seeing things through a dull lens.

Mother’s Day was the anniversary of our daughter’s death. It makes no sense to me. I cannot see any purpose or goodness in this event. My spiritual vision is just as dull as my physical vision is with cataracts. 1 Corinthians 13:12 says, “For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.” It will be like the cataract removed from my eye. I will see the brightness and goodness of all of God’s plan. I will see the absolute love He has for me. I will see my daughter. In the waiting I will keep my spiritual lens cleaned with the truth of God’s word until the fullness is revealed. I will look forward, in excitement, to the day I see fully and completely. I cannot imagine how much better it will be.

Oh, I will also clean the cobwebs in the corner of my kitchen. Now I can see those too.

About The Author Denise Nelson lives in Ringgold, Georgia, with her husband, son, father, and grandfather.

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