Today's readings are very beautiful! In the gospel passage Jesus cures a blind man because of his faith! "Master, I want to see!"…Immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way! These are simply beautiful and powerful words!
The physical blindness that the man had was the secondary cure – the insignificant one! The primary handicap and blindness that the man suffered was a spiritual one. And Jesus – because of the spiritual act of faith that the man-made – cured him of his spiritual blindness! And then he could see what all men and women are meant to see – and to see alone – and that is God, his handiwork, and especially the people that he places in the world around us!
If we have eyes only for God! if we want to and can see God in everything – absolutely everything and everyone – then faith has caused a miracle of spiritual insight within us that can only be God's free-will gift to us! He freely gives it – if we but ask! "Master, I want to see!"
Most of us are somewhere on the continuum of - not being able to see God very well at all in anything or anyone - to those who can see more clearly all of the time – some even have very clear vision of God and they are worth getting to know –especially all of the great saints who have written about their closeness and their vision of God – a vision that is available to anyone who asks!
The first reading today was about "seeing God" as the founder of a great people he wants to call his own – to be his own – a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people set apart to announce his praises! But the reading also tells of "seeing God" as the great distributer of compassion and mercy! He knows of our weakness, he knows of our sins, he knows of our desire to please him – and he bestows mercy generously on those who simply ask!
I am the light of the world, says the Lord, whoever follows me will have the light of life – and will, like the cured blind man, be able to walk the path behind Jesus, who will lead us into everlasting life!
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