Great Jehovah, whose eyes miss nothing and whose wisdom understands all things, let us not be deceived by appearances, but grant us wisdom and sight to see what it truly important, that we not be misled into trusting what you have rejected, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who reigns with you and the Holy Spirit in perpetual light. Amen.
‘When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is now before the LORD.” But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for the LORD does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.”‘ – 1 Sam. 16:6-7