Trust/Beautiful Eyes

Trust
Psalm 22:9 is a beautiful picture of trust:
"You are He who took me out of the womb; You made me trust while on My mother's breasts.  I was cast upon You from birth; from my mother's womb You have been my God."
Babies are utterly dependent; without love and care, they die.  Babies who are lovingly cared for have no worries about their helplessness.  Our heavenly Father lovingly cares for our every need, like a nursing mother.  And we don't need to fear harm or our neediness; we can trust Him and be at peace like a baby sleeping in Mom's arms.
Sarah Young, in Jesus Calling, said, "Your neediness, properly handled, is a link to My [Jesus'] Presence."

Beautiful Eyes
Colton Burpo, shortly before he turned four, almost died.  While he was near death, he saw Jesus.  One of his comments about this experience was that Jesus has beautiful eyes.  I think His eyes are beautiful because He loves His bride so much.  Last night we watched the last part of The Sound of Music on tv.  The captain and Maria were so in love with each other that they just stared at one another with that smitten look on their faces.  Reminds me of some verses in Song of Solomon:  in chapter 5, verse 12 the Shulamite says, "His eyes are like doves."  In 4:9 Solomon, the bridegroom, says, "You have made my heart beat faster, my sister, my bride; you have made my heart beat faster with a single glance of your eyes, with a single strand of your necklace."
That's how Jesus feels about us!