By Leon Loh

In July 2024, I got hit by a basketball while playing with some youths. The ball smacked my spectacles and in turn, a part of the lens hit my right eye. I sustained a corneal abrasion as a result. While it was painful, I was thankful it was nothing more serious.

As I stayed in bed in partial and temporary blindness, I wondered what life would be like if I had lost my sight. Would I still praise God in the dark? Would I still have joy and faith? I reflected, “What does it mean to walk by faith and not by sight?”

A few weeks later, I received an invitation to the premiere of a movie, “Sight” based on the true story of Ming Wang, a renowned eye surgeon. Ming Wang’s journey began when he failed to restore the sight of a blind orphan who had been chemically injured. This experience forced him to confront his traumatic past. In the end, Ming Wang credited the orphan, who remained blind, with helping him see things that went beyond physical sight – things only the heart can see.

I would be lying if I said I could handle losing my sight. I thank God for sparing me from that, at least for now. However, I am reminded that I need to walk by faith and set my eyes on things above, not the things of the earth. I want to look forward to the new creation, where I will see the full glory of God face-to-face. And while I am still here, I will endeavour to help the ‘blind’ see.

Leon Loh, a staff with SJM, had to trust God again for the outcome of an event he was planning and running recently when the initial signups were very low.