Gospel: Luke 18:35-43
Then Jesus stopped and ordered that he be brought to
him; and when he came near, Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for
you?” He replied, “Lord, please let me see.” Jesus told him, “Have sight; your
faith has saved you.” He immediately received his sight and followed him,
giving glory to God. When they saw this, all the people gave praise to God.
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Reflection:
What is the most important qualification for those who
wants to be healed by Jesus? It’s faith! Our faith in Jesus can make the
impossible possible.
The blind man in our gospel has this exceptional
faith. It was his faith in Jesus that drove him to call upon Jesus to heal him.
It was his deep faith in Jesus that moved him to continuously shout Son of
David even if he was already being admonished to keep quite.
This man is blind, yes, but his faith in Jesus is not
blind, and his faith is incredibly bigger than his blindness. For sure, he knew
about Jesus beforehand—someone must have told him who Jesus was—and without
question, he immediately believed.
And after believing he started thinking more about
Jesus, perhaps Jesus was always in his mind. Perhaps the blind man was already
imagining what he would do if Jesus would pass by him. Our faith in Jesus is
always affirmed and strengthened when we always think of Him. And when we
always ask Him to give us the gift of faith.
The gospel for today used the blind man to show us all
what deep faith in Jesus can do for us. The gospel tells us also that nothing
is impossible for those who believe and for those who always pray with faith. –
Marino J. Dasmarinas
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