Hello!
Open the eyes of my heart, Lord.
Open the eyes of my heart.
I want to see you.
I want to see you.
These are the lyrics of one of my favorite worship songs.
When President Dr. Gomez shares the essence of our 2024-25 theme “A Greater Perhaps,” his posture and spirit embody a contagious and humble joy, excitement, anticipation, and hope. A Greater Perhaps challenges us to hold hope. Moreover, it invites us to embrace our hope with an expectancy—with a deep knowing that A Greater Perhaps is possible—is unfolding—is here. Dr. Gomez describes this greater perhaps as wrapped into our living in hope and reaching for the Magis–the more for the greater glory of God.
As I sit with this challenge to pursue A Greater Perhaps, the Holy Spirit brings this worship song to my heart: Open the eyes of my heart, Lord. Open the eyes of my heart. I want to see you.
And, as I pray and sing this prayer, I often find my spirit moving deeper and deeper into a posture of praise…pleading…in movement towards just saying YES! Yes, Lord. I want to see you!!! I want to see you!! I see you!! I see you!! I SEE YOU. I see you.
It is through the infinitude of God–through the Holy Spirit—we know that God is here. Now. All around us. In us. God is here.
The prayer to open our eyes to see God pushes us to name and understand and claim that God is here—God is ready to be seen—we just need to open the eyes of our hearts.
In the first three weeks of school, God has presented Godself to me in numerous ways. I was meeting with 15 or so of the Campus Ministry Team guys, and we were reflecting on how we as a Prep community can push ourselves in living out AMDG (Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam—All for the greater glory of God).
Multiple guys said the following: we need to be more engaged in mass and work against the spirit of it being boring or a nuisance. Another group of students reflected on how easy it is to behave one way in school and another way in the community: but, they want to model the value of authenticity, consistency, and integrity across spaces. These honest reflections by our Prep students were oozing the Goodness of God. Here are a couple of other quick examples: upperclassmen being excited to welcome the Class of 2028, the soccer team building morale in the lounge before their game night meal, and new employees chatting about favorite high school memories that inspired them to work at Prep.
I am so excited to hope for and experience A Greater Perhaps with our students, families, and employees this year. Join me in praying this prayer—to open our hearts to the Lord because we want to see God.
Peace,
Dr. Susan Woolever
Director of Campus Ministry
WooleverS@spprep.org
201.547.6486