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“Vision Check: Finding Focus for the Future” Luke 24:44–53; Ephesians 1:15–23 In the series “Rise Up: How to Start Living Again”   About 20 years ago, after having glasses since second grade to correct my nearsightedness, I noticed it was getting harder to read some things that I once could read easily. I had to move the book closer, or move closer to the computer screen, if I wanted to see things more clearly. But I also noticed I couldn’t clearly read street signs until I was almost upon them – too late to make a course correction if I needed to turn there. So, when I went to the eye doctor and told him what was happening, he said, “Let’s give you a vision check.” Turns out, I needed to take the plunge and get bifocals. That phrase stuck with me. Because it turns out, I needed more than one kind of vision check. I wasn’t just losing clarity in my eyes—I was feeling a little foggy in my spirit too. You know the feeling? When life gets blurry, and you’re not sure what’s ne...