I was blind, but now I see.....

I went to the Taste of Home cooking show with a good friend last night. Lots of fun. There was One Thing that really struck me and it had nothing to do with food or cooking or winning door prizes. The Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind (VSDB) has a bluegrass band comprised of visually impaired students. This group was providing some pre-cooking show entertainment. Standing in the back of the hall watching these kids perform was pretty inspiring. Imagine how hard it is to learn to play a musical instrument when you're blind. Then they started singing Amazing Grace:

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound

That saved a wretch like me.

I once was lost, but now I'm found

Was blind but now I see.

I'm still trying to put into words how that made me feel listening to blind kids singing about the redemptive power of God's amazing grace. I'm a fully sighted individual, but I'm failing to adequately see so many things in my life. I need to open my eyes and drink in my world....it's an opportunity that shouldn't be wasted.