--- title: Daily Gospel Reflection for February 20, 2019 description: Join us as we reflect, ponder, and pray together inspired by today's Gospel. --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/daily-gospel/2019/02/20/daily-gospel-reflection-for-february-20-2019/#) # Daily Gospel Reflection for February 20, 2019 Feb 20, 2019 5:01:09 AM  |  by [Maria V. Gallagher](https://www.catholicmom.com/daily-gospel/author/maria-v-gallagher) Receive Daily Gospel Reflections in your inbox ***Today's Gospel: [Mark 8:22-26](http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/022019.cfm)*** Vanity has unfortunately had a hold of me much of my life. So it was painful for me to accept the fact that I could no longer rely on my naked eyes to read. I had to don glasses to make out standard print, and I am not one of those people blessed with a face that looks radiant when adorned with spectacles. Without the glasses, the print would look like gibberish to me. So I can empathize with the blind man for whom people look like trees. In that moment, when I cannot see clearly, I would give anything to be able to have clear vision. I can imagine the man’s delight when he could finally “see everything distinctly.” But I have found in life that, even though eyesight is an incredible gift, even more important is to possess “spiritual sight.” I define this as the ability to see life the way God sees it. That, in fact, has become one of my prayers after receiving Holy Communion — that I can see with Christ’s eyes. This means seeing the disheveled, rumpled woman on the street as the daughter of an Almighty King. It means seeing the noisy neighbor as a beloved brother. It means seeing a hurting family member not as a burden, but as an amazing blessing. And it means seeing everyone as a beloved, irreplaceable human being, as a true gift — whether it be the child in the womb, the frail elderly man, or the individual with disabilities. Truly, Christ gives us an eye-opening view of the people who cross our path, and the crosses which dot our landscape. When I try to see the circumstances of my life the way that Christ sees them, I strive to become “another Christ” — His ambassador in the world. ### Ponder: What would it take for you to begin seeing life through Christ’s eyes? ### Pray: Dear Jesus, please give me eyes of compassion, to see my brothers and sisters as reflections of You, deserving of great love. --- *Copyright 2019 Maria Gallagher* **Receive CatholicMom.com newsletters in your inbox, including the Daily Gospel Reflection each morning!** * indicates required Email Address * First Name * Last Name * **Interests ** Daily Digest Daily Gospel Reflections Sunday Brunch Specials Catholic Mom.com Book Club   [![Gospel Reflections 800x800 gold outline](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Gospel-Reflections-800x800-gold-outline-400x400.png)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Gospel-Reflections-800x800-gold-outline.png) ### Share this article [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Fdaily-gospel%2F2019%2F02%2F20%2Fdaily-gospel-reflection-for-february-20-2019%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Fdaily-gospel%2F2019%2F02%2F20%2Fdaily-gospel-reflection-for-february-20-2019%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Fdaily-gospel%2F2019%2F02%2F20%2Fdaily-gospel-reflection-for-february-20-2019%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Daily%20Gospel%20Reflection%20for%20February%2020%2C%202019) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Fdaily-gospel%2F2019%2F02%2F20%2Fdaily-gospel-reflection-for-february-20-2019%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Fdaily-gospel%2F2019%2F02%2F20%2Fdaily-gospel-reflection-for-february-20-2019%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ** #### About the Author ![Maria V. 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