Reflection for Candlemas by the Rev'd William Mounsey
A BABY’S EYES Candlemas Sunday 31st January 2021 Luke 2:22-40
What do you see when you look into a baby’s eyes?
To be honest, it’s hard to be sure how much of what you’re seeing is actually there and how much you’re just imagining. We don’t know all we would like to know about what goes on in the mind of an infant. We can document how quickly an infant comes to recognise mother, father, grandparent, older sister or brother. We know that traumas that happen to quite tiny children leave their imprint on the adult personality.
But who...