Every day, the blind man in the gospel had his hand out, begging for food. Begging was his only way to survive. Imagine how many times he asked the same people. Now, Rabbis taught as they traveled from one town to another.
So, when the blind man heard a crowd approaching, he knew it would be people who wouldn’t recognize his face. He realized it was Jesus, so he tried to shout above the noise, but it didn’t work. Then, he let out an animal cry with such uncontrollable emotion from deep inside himself that it probably even frightened him.
When he only mouthed the words, Jesus paid no attention. It was the volume of his heart that Jesus heard the second time he cried out. That is where faith is born and grows.
Gospel Challenge:
When we ask Jesus to do something, whatever it is, enter that need with all your heart. Words are not necessary. If someone is ill, bear that illness in your prayer. If it’s a broken relationship, bear that sorrow in your prayer. Jesus is present in your cry for help and will respond.
When we love, we feel it. So, when we pray, we feel it too.
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Crying out!
Every day, the blind man in the gospel had his hand out, begging for food. Begging was his only way to survive. Imagine how many times he asked the same people. Now, Rabbis taught as they traveled from one town to another.
So, when the blind man heard a crowd approaching, he knew it would be people who wouldn’t recognize his face. He realized it was Jesus, so he tried to shout above the noise, but it didn’t work. Then, he let out an animal cry with such uncontrollable emotion from deep inside himself that it probably even frightened him.
When he only mouthed the words, Jesus paid no attention. It was the volume of his heart that Jesus heard the second time he cried out. That is where faith is born and grows.
Gospel Challenge:
When we ask Jesus to do something, whatever it is, enter that need with all your heart. Words are not necessary. If someone is ill, bear that illness in your prayer. If it’s a broken relationship, bear that sorrow in your prayer. Jesus is present in your cry for help and will respond.
When we love, we feel it. So, when we pray, we feel it too.
Love Your Neighbor!
Fr. Rick Pilger, I.C.
www.bscchurch.com
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