Do you see anything?

The one by whom the world was created, and who resurrected the dead four days after the burial, could surely restore sight to a blind man at once. It was for our knowledge that He performed this healing in two stages.

Jesus deals individually with the blind man who has been brought to him. This tells us that God, who takes care of the entire universe, has time for each of us, and is interested in each of us individually.

When the Lord Jesus first opened the sight of the blind man, He saw people as if they were walking trees. Because someone can even have the sight of an eagle and be spiritually blind. It is possible to see clearly even from two miles and not to see people: not to see their joys or sorrows, not to notice their bitter loneliness, their fears or the dangers in which they find themselves. Man, then looks at people as if he were looking at trees; A spiritually blind man looks at people and trees in the same way.

The path to faith is usually difficult and always needs new movements of grace, like the recovery of sight by the blind person, described in today's Gospel. At first, he sees things indistinctly. He begins to know slowly the reality that leads him to faith, but he is still far from having it. Only after the second touch of Jesus, the blind man sees clearly – he is healed.

Faith is a process; it is a path where there are obstacles and doubts. To have unwavering faith, we need God's help; we often need the touch of God's grace. We must seek contact with God, as the blind man did in today's Gospel. If we do not have enough strength ourselves, we should allow ourselves to be guided by friends, by those who are closer to God. Let us also be sure that God will not leave us to our own fate but will take care of each one of us.

That is why the Lord Jesus opens the blind man's eyes for the second time: so that he not only sees, but also knows how to see with love. This second healing is undoubtedly what we all need.

Let us also be sure that God will not leave us to our own fate but will take care of each one of us.

Thought from Saint Faustina: “Help me, O Lord, that my eyes may be merciful, so that I may never suspect or judge from appearances, but look for what is beautiful in my neighbors‟ souls and come to theirrescue”. (Diary 163)

Until Tomorrow

fr. george