— A Call to Realign Our Hearts with Heaven’s Eyes
“From a distance, the world looks blue and green,
And the snow-capped mountains white.”
— Bette Midler
There’s something hauntingly beautiful about seeing the world from above—from a distance. At that height, borders disappear. Skin color, religion, flags, and even power fade into nothing. From that heavenly altitude, we are one people—hurting, striving, hoping. It is this divine lens that we must rediscover.
God is watching us, not as a judge waiting to strike, but as a Father—grieved by what He sees, yet still believing in what we can become.
From a Distance: A Perfect World
When Bette Midler sang,
“From a distance, you look like my friend,
Even though we are at war,”
she exposed a painful truth.
At our core, we are meant to be family, not enemies. But on the ground—close up—we allow greed, fear, religion, politics, and pain to divide us.
From a distance, the starving child in a slum and the billionaire in a high-rise are still just children of dust, born with the same breath of life.
“The Lord looks from heaven; He sees all the sons of men… He understands all their works.”
— Psalm 33:13-15
Yet here on Earth, we have created a world of “freedom for the few, and feardom for the rest.”
The Eyes of the Divine
God does not just watch with eyes—He watches with heart. And His heart breaks.
“He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God.”
— Micah 6:8
We have forgotten justice. We scream for rights, but deny others the right to live in dignity. We pray for favor, but walk past the wounded. We worship loud, but love quietly—if at all.
And yet, He watches.
Not from apathy, but from aching.
From a distance, He sees the pastor turning a pulpit into a marketplace.
He sees leaders building walls instead of bridges.
He sees families torn by ego, nations destroyed by power, and children raised without peace.
And yet…
“God is watching us… God is watching us… God is watching us from a distance.”
— Bette Midler
But Distance Is Not Absence
Though it may feel like God is far, He is not absent. He is near to the brokenhearted, close to the hungry and oppressed. He is whispering to every soul in power:
“Where is your brother?”
— Genesis 4:9
He asks the politician: Why did you sell the future of your people for foreign deals?
He asks the pastor: Why did you turn souls into merchandise?
He asks the father: Why did you abandon your home?
He asks the rich: Why do the crumbs you drop feel like crowns to the poor?
From a distance, He sees. But more importantly—He remembers.
And one day, we will answer.
A Cry for Unity
“From a distance, there is harmony,
And it echoes through the land.”
— Bette Midler
We need that harmony again—not the noise of religion or politics, but the harmony of hearts that value life above status, people above policies, compassion above comfort.
This is not a call to guilt—it’s a call to return. Return to the table of humanity. Return to God’s original idea:
“Love your neighbor as yourself.”
— Mark 12:31
If God is watching us, then the question is simple: What does He see when He sees you? When He sees us?
Your Life Is Also Being Watched
You don’t have to be a president to be watched.
Your actions at home, in private, in business, in struggle—are being witnessed.
You are being watched by:
The child who sees whether you love or neglect. The friend who notices if you keep your word. The heaven that records every act of compassion—or cruelty.
So the challenge is not just to sing “God is watching us”…
But to live like someone is watching.
Because He is. And so are others.
Final Reflection: Close the Distance
“From a distance, you cannot comprehend
What all this war is for.”
— Bette Midler
Let’s make the distance smaller. Let’s bring heaven’s compassion closer to Earth.
Let’s make God’s watchful eye proud by becoming the hands and feet of His love.
Feed someone. Forgive someone.
Speak up for someone. Stand in the gap.
Refuse to be silent in the face of injustice.
Put humanity first—in your pulpit, your governance, your family, your daily life.
God is watching…
Not to condemn, but to see if love still lives on this Earth.
And maybe, just maybe, He’s watching through your eyes too
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By; eric paddy boso
