One of the most pitiable conditions in the human condition is unresolved spiritual blindness. Most spiritual blindness is obtained either by ignorance of spiritual helps available to avoid the blindness in the first place, or by conscious denial and refusal to believe spiritual truths which are revealed because of a stubbornness or hard-heartedness that will not allow the Truth to shine forth!
The Israelites, in the first reading, found themselves in company with a great crowd of Gentiles who were far from their God and his ways. It is interesting that these were similar to Gentiles who would later be invited and included by Jesus himself as a part of his new Church; but at this point - the Gentiles were on the opposing team! They were not yet ready to be converted. And Israel had all it could do to coexist with this pagan, sacrilegious and adulterous people!
The blind man in the gospel passage - when Jesus was passing by - shouted out: Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!” And Jesus cured him of his blindness there on the spot. Hopefully it was more than physical blindness. Hopefully it was also blindness which prevented the man from seeing the things of God as they really are. The Israelites too shouted out to God to save them from their irreligious and spiritually blind neighbors! It took some time - but God did save them by sending Jesus - to restore their sight - to be the Light of their lives!
I am the light of the world, says the Lord; whoever follows me will have the light of life.
May we this day follow the Light which is Christ! May we see by his radiance! May our minds be enlightened by his Spirit!
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