Gospel:
Luke 18:35-43
As Jesus
approached Jericho a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging, and hearing
a crowd going by, he inquired what was happening. They told him, “Jesus of
Nazareth is passing by.” He shouted, “Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!” The
people walking in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent, but he kept
calling out all the more, “Son of David, have pity on me!” 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 Jesus beforehand somebody 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. Nothing is impossible for those who always pray with faith. – Marino
J. Dasmarinas
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