Emphasis Preaching Journal
Sermon Illustrations for Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 (2011)
Illustration
Exodus 33:12-23
Some things are simply too powerful for us to gaze upon. Even in nature, there are instances of phenomena that when looked at cause blindness. Take, for example, looking directly at a solar eclipse. Even when the disk of the sun is partially covered, looking directly at it, especially with telescopic equipment, can damage the retinas in a fraction of a second, even leading to blindness. Also, snow blindness is a temporary yet painful blindness caused by looking at the reflection of sunlight in the snow.
Some things are simply too powerful for us to gaze upon. Even in nature, there are instances of phenomena that when looked at cause blindness. Take, for example, looking directly at a solar eclipse. Even when the disk of the sun is partially covered, looking directly at it, especially with telescopic equipment, can damage the retinas in a fraction of a second, even leading to blindness. Also, snow blindness is a temporary yet painful blindness caused by looking at the reflection of sunlight in the snow.
