#416 The Gift of Spiritual Eyesight Mark 10.51 Part 1
Jesus was travelling toward Jerusalem. At Jericho, amid the clamor of a multitude of people, there were shouts. A blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Tmaeus, was sitting by the road. And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus , Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Jesus stopped: He paid attention to the shouts of faith. He listened attentively. “Call him here,” Jesus instructed. And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take courage, arise! He is calling for you.” And casting aside his cloak, he jumped up, and came to Jesus. Bartimeus threw off his cloak, a sign of excitement and great courage, since that cloak was the traditional way to keep warm at night, and a blind man would surely have the need to never have that cloak misplaced.
“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked the blind man. Such a question clarifies. As a blind beggar he was always asking for something. Jesus question gave this blind man the opportunity to identify and to express his greatest need.
“Rabboni, I want to regain my sight!”
Jesus said to him, “God your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he regained his sight and began following him on the road. Mark 10:33, 46-52
Hearing + Compassion = Action
Jesus listened attentively to the Heavenly Father, and he listened attentively to the needs of people around him. Jesus hears and responds to the cry of faith. He was moved with compassion. He knew the will of the Father in that moment, and his compassion led to loving action for the highest good of the person in need.
O may we also listen attentively to the will of the Father, and to the needs of those around us. May we choose to be moved with compassion, and to respond according to the leading of the Father, in whatever form, on behalf of the highest good for the person in need.
Jesus was travelling toward Jerusalem. At Jericho, amid the clamor of a multitude of people, there were shouts. A blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Tmaeus, was sitting by the road. And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus , Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Jesus stopped: He paid attention to the shouts of faith. He listened attentively. “Call him here,” Jesus instructed. And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take courage, arise! He is calling for you.” And casting aside his cloak, he jumped up, and came to Jesus. Bartimeus threw off his cloak, a sign of excitement and great courage, since that cloak was the traditional way to keep warm at night, and a blind man would surely have the need to never have that cloak misplaced.
“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked the blind man. Such a question clarifies. As a blind beggar he was always asking for something. Jesus question gave this blind man the opportunity to identify and to express his greatest need.
“Rabboni, I want to regain my sight!”
Jesus said to him, “God your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he regained his sight and began following him on the road. Mark 10:33, 46-52
Hearing + Compassion = Action
Jesus listened attentively to the Heavenly Father, and he listened attentively to the needs of people around him. Jesus hears and responds to the cry of faith. He was moved with compassion. He knew the will of the Father in that moment, and his compassion led to loving action for the highest good of the person in need.
O may we also listen attentively to the will of the Father, and to the needs of those around us. May we choose to be moved with compassion, and to respond according to the leading of the Father, in whatever form, on behalf of the highest good for the person in need.
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