Jesus heals everyone who begs. He heals people who
beg for their own healing. When people beg for the healing of others, he heals
them, too.
Word has definitely gotten around about him, so it’s
no surprise that the people in Bethsaida beg him to heal a blind man. He can,
after all, do anything.
Jesus leads the blind man by the hand out of the
village to a private place. For some reason, Jesus doesn’t want anyone
else to see or hear what’s about to happen.
Perhaps Jesus is protecting the man’s dignity. After
all, this is not a side show.
When they are alone, Jesus spits on the man’s eyes
and lays his hands on him. “Can you see anything?” he asks.
The blind man looks up. It’s as if some sort of fog
hovers in front of him. He can tell there are people in the distance and he can
tell they are moving about, but nothing is clear.
Jesus lays his hands on the man once again. The man
concentrates and tries to focus. Suddenly everything becomes clear. People look
like people.
Jesus tells him to go home. “Don’t even go into the
village.”
What a strange thing to say after an even stranger
sort of healing. Won’t the whole village know about what has taken place
anyway? And what about the people who begged Jesus to heal the man in the first
place? Don’t they deserve to celebrate?
Text for the day:
Things to think about:
We may be able to see, but that doesn’t mean we are
able to see clearly.
Perhaps the healing Jesus gives takes forms we cannot
see.
Maybe Jesus is more interested in the healing that
takes place than in what people think or say about it.
Things to do:
Beg for the healing you, your friends, your family,
and the world need.
Jesus,
spit in my eyes and help me see.
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