...the eye within the eye

“...the eye within the eye” was advice given to John Muir, famous naturalist and early advocate for wilderness preservation upon hearing the news of his temporary blindness at the age of 28. Thanks to my friend Ken Kovacs for pointing me to James Hunt’s book on John Muir (Restless Fires) and for making a connection between young Muir’s religious experience and All Saints Day which the church celebrates the first week in November when it reads Revelation 7:9-17 and Matthew 5:1-12. In this episode John Hilley muses on the importance of “paying attention” to the world around us and what - and who - may be lost in the shuffle of survival. This includes paying attention to the “saints” who have gone before us, remembered and forgotten, known and unknown. Referenced in this episode is the amazing podcast Field Trip and my sermon of November 5, 2023 focused on Matthew 5:1-12.