The man was narrating how he lost his job. “I just gave up my seat to a blind person on the bus. And then I lost my job”.
“Why? What was your job?”
That’s how I lost my job as a bus driver.
Jesus cured two blind men in today's Gospel. There is a strange thing that happened in this miracle; Jesus allowed them to follow him on the way until he reached his house and only then he healed them. They cried out all the way saying, "Son of God, Have mercy on us!" Why?
Why did he wait for so long, the whole journey, to heal them?
Why is he asking the question, "Do you believe that I can do this"?
There are three lessons from this Gospel.
- Sometimes the Lord invites us to make a long journey of testimony in order to have an ultimate Messiah experience. During this journey, we may have to follow Christ without knowing clearly what is our destination. Things are not clear because of our blindness. But we need to make this long journey only by having faith in his mercy.
- We need to pronounce these words very often within ourselves, Yes, I can, I will. If human beings did not believe in these words, we would still be monkeys. You need to believe in yourself for success. Jesus asked an important question to them; Do you believe that I can do this? Do you believe in Messianic power? We need to believe in the Man whom we are following. Sometimes we may follow him simply, but we need to pose this question; Is it worth following him? Is it meaningful to follow Him? I follow him because I inherit eternal life.
- The responsorial Psalm says like this; the Lord is my light and salvation. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? The Lord is my life's refuge; of whom should I be afraid? Lord is the true light and a way for salvation. There is no doubt about this. Those who follow him shall not walk in darkness.
