Gospel: Mark
10:46-52
As Jesus
was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind
man, the son of Timaeus, sat by the roadside begging. On hearing that it was
Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, son of David, have pity
on me.” And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he kept calling out
all the more, “Son of David, have pity on me.” Jesus stopped and said, “Call
him.” So they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take courage; get up, Jesus
is calling you.” He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus. Jesus
said to him in reply, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man
replied to him, “Master, I want to see.” Jesus
told him, “Go your way; your faith has saved you.” Immediately he received his
sight and followed him on the way.
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Reflection:
We have
in the gospel a blind man named Bartimaeus, because of his blindness there was
no way for him to go to Jesus to ask for His healing touch. Therefore, upon
hearing that Jesus was passing by he prayerfully shouted, “Jesus, son of David
have pity on me.”
He was told to keep quite by those around him
but he never obeyed them he instead prayerfully shouted once again: “Son of
David have pity on me.” His persistence immediately bore fruit because Jesus
called him and after a short conversation with Jesus the blind man was able to
regain his sight and he became His follower.
What if
Bartimaeus easily gave-up? He could not have been healed and he could not have
become a follower of Jesus. Just imagine also if the wife in our story easily gave
up on her husband? If she did not pray to Jesus to enlighten and bring back
home her wayward husband? They could have separated permanently, but she prayed
and she never gave-up. Our prayers can move mountains so long as we never
give-up.
How about
you do you easily give up when you want something from Jesus? – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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