Ambition to serve God

Ambition to Serve God through Blindness

One of the joys of living and working at the heart of a major city is being around so many bright, energetic people. These people have high expectations for themselves and others, high standards for what they can accomplish. Ambitious: That’s a good word for so many in our bustling society these days. But nobody will hear a great deal about ambition in church most Sundays. The richness of the imagery and symbolism which is referred to John Milton's poem about his own blindness, When I Consider How My Light is Spent, is a powerful ways to connect with the message of faith. Also, Milton gives us a picture of the importance of strong and healthy ambition, and the fear and passivity to serve God.
In the first place, the style of the poem is an Italian sonnet. The structure of the sonnet is a dialogue in the form of a question and an answer. It is divided into an octet which introduces the problematic situation and leads to the qu...