“My Rabbi,” the blind man said, “I want to see!”
52 And Jesus said to him, “Go, for your faith has healed you.”
Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus down the road.
[This Firestarter us from the version for families with children.]
Way back in the time of Jesus, blind persons wore a special coat that told others that they could not see. This meant that when they begged for money and food, they really deserved the help because of their blindness.
You can just image what it must have been like for the blind beggar Bartimaeus, to learn that Jesus was passing by. He became so excited, saying to himself: “Here’s my chance to be healed! Here comes Jesus, the one I’ve heard so much about, but whom I never had a chance to meet and beg for more than money or food. Now I can beg for my eyesight!” He really got Jesus’s attention by yelling and screaming. People from the crowd tried to quiet him down, but he shouted all the louder.
What do you really want from Jesus–wanting it so much that you are willing to think of nothing else and are praying very hard for it? You don’t need to yell–you already have Jesus’s attention! Actually, Jesus knows your need even more than you do. So just go to Jesus and ask him about what you need. He’ll want to bring you clearer sight in the soul-parts of your life. The more you see things the way God sees them, the wiser and happier you will be.
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Fridays are dedicated to the Gospels. This year, we generally read
from the Gospel of Mark, this season, chapters 10 to 16.
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