It is said that the “eyes are the window to the soul.” I mention this as Jesus speaks today of good and bad eyes and their correlation to light and darkness. We can trap ourselves in the darkness of the bad eye by our actions. The characteristics of the bad eye are: It cannot see the beauty of grace; It cannot see the brightness of generosity; It cannot see unexpected blessings to others as a precious treasure. It is an eye that is blind to what is truly beautiful, bright, precious, and God-like. It is a worldly eye. It sees money and material reward as more to be desired than a beautiful display of free, gracious, God-like generosity. So, the “eye test” is relatively straightforward, and you already know its results. If your eye sees heavenly treasure as infinitely more precious than earthly material treasure, your eye is good, and you are filled with the light and love of the Lord. Therefore, we do not seek to lay up our treasures on earth but in heaven. Our hearts are centered on Christ and not the world. Let me also suggest that you do one other “eye test” from Fr. Ron Rolheiser. Take a good look in the mirror. What do you see? For most of us, what is revealed is a lifeless face that’s not really ours and dull eyes hidden beneath a lying glass. Somewhere, the fire in our eyes has gone out; our eyes and faces are devoid of wonder and innocence. How do we correct this? We need to take a good, long look at ourselves in a mirror and study our eyes, long and hard, and let what we see shock us enough to move us toward the road of wonder or renewed innocence. Here’s the suggestion: Go to the mirror and stare into your eyes long enough until you see the boy or girl who once inhabited that space again. In that, wonder will be born, a sparkle will return, and with it, a freshness that can make you young again. When your eye sees things this way, you are full of light.