There’s a strange case study once taught in business schools: a company invented pink contact lenses for chickens. The lenses were designed to reduce aggression. In crowded chicken coops, hens often fight, establishing a brutal “pecking order” where dominant birds wound or even kill the weaker ones. With these pink lenses, the chickens became docile. Fights dropped. Farmers’ profits increased. Fewer injuries. More growth. But the idea never caught on—because no farmer could imagine sticking contacts into a chicken’s eyes.
This is exactly how many people view living the Catholic faith. To live like a saint—to actually try to love God above all things, deny yourself, resist sin, and seek Heaven—seems crazy. The world says it’s unrealistic, even harmful. They call it repressive, unreasonable, or impossible. The world mocks those who try to live a holy life.
But Jesus says the opposite:
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me.” (Jn 14:6, RSVCE)
“With God all things are possible.” (Mt 19:26, RSVCE)
You don’t need to see through the world’s eyes. You need new vision—the vision of Christ. Living as a disciple of Jesus is not just possible. It’s the only way to truly live. When you put on His lens, you see reality as it really is. You stop living in fear of failure or shame. You stop being ruled by the world’s approval.
Challenge:
Today, I will ask Jesus in prayer to help me see clearly with His eyes. Then I will choose one specific area where I’ve been afraid to fully live my faith—at home, at work, with friends—and take one bold action to live for Christ without embarrassment.