Self-righteousness

How often do you look up?
If you do look up, why do you look up?

Listening to Psalm 123, the reason for looking up is clear; it keeps us --- yes even the elect --- from the many types and dangers of self-righteousness; to wait upon God, for him to show us his mercy.

"I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in Heaven.
As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, till he shows us his mercy.
Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.
We have endured much ridicule from the proud, much contempt from the arrogant.

I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in Heaven."

Gems of Life

...her eyes... they are subtlety perceptive; subtlety piercing and subtlety knowing... reading you constantly... checking your moods in the most unaware circumstances...

...like the sun which shines down on the earth, her eyes are full of light, plummeting the depths of your soul and giving light to the deepest darkest corners of your life. Full of life, her eyes bring comfort for those who make contact with them; bringing a knowing peace and giving a sense of genuine care. The love her eyes bring give hope to countless many...
...I wonder if Adam had similar reactions when his eyes were first fixed on the Crown of Creation that was Eve...

If it is true what they say, that "the eye is the window to one's soul", then her eyes say that her soul is full of Light and Life, Justice and Compassion, Truth and Love; qualities bestowed on from our Father in Heaven, mediated through our High Priest Jesus Christ, and directed by our Counsellor, the Holy Spirit sent by the Father...

...for the Glory of God's Almighty Name.