Our paragraph topic is: (Two blind men) Part 1.
Now Jesus has just raised the ruler's daughter from the dead. Having finished this miracle St Matthew tells us that he travels on from there to other destinations. And following him are two blind men. They are crying out, "Have pity on us, Son of David!" Christ does not respond to them as he travels to his destination. They are crying for pity. They are crying for his sympathy. They are crying for his emotional response as they follow along with the rest of the party that is following Christ.
Two blind men following Christ. They wanted to see. They wanted to be made whole like others that they heard talking. They wanted to perceive the sunset. They wanted to enjoy the radiance of the moon. They wanted the things that others took for granted, their sight. For they walked in darkness. They stumbled day and night. They depended upon the world for their guidance. They knew not who they were. And then the word came, about a man who did great things. The word came, to their ears, that there was a man who cured a leper. The word came, that there was a man called Jesus who cast out demons. They heard others talking about how Jesus cured a paralytic who had never walked. They heard the word.
And it came to pass that the word became exciting. It came to pass that more people were talking about Jesus. It came to pass that Jesus was in that district. It came to pass that it was heard that Jesus was coming to their town. And it came to pass that it was heard that Jesus was traveling on their road to another destination. The two blind men were excited. The two blind men thought about what they would do. The two blind men waited with anticipation of the crowd passing by. The two blind men were ready to meet Jesus.
And it happened, the day and the time came and the two blind men heard him coming. They did not know who he was. They had never heard his voice before, but they heard others calling his name. They did not know where he was going. They did not know who he was with. They did not know how to reach him, but they had a plan. They knew what they would do. They knew how they would act. They knew that they had to follow. They cried out in a loud voice, "Have pity on us, Son of David!"
They followed and cried out. They followed and cried out. They asked for pity. They asked for understanding. They asked for sympathy. St Matthew tells us in this verse that Christ did not recognize them. He tells us that Christ did not stop for them. He tells us that Christ continued on his journey. Yet the two blind men did not stop their cries. The two blind men did not stop their following. The two blind men did not give up. They persevered. They continued with their plea. They were persistent. They were motivated. They were strong. They reached out for their goal, to have sight. It was in their reach. It was close. It was nearby. For all the time they had waited, planned, wanted, expected, believed and desired, the dream had come to pass right before their blind eyes.
Christ is passing by us today. He is within our reach. He is walking past our jobs, walking past our homes, walking past out schools, walking past our shopping areas, walking past our clubs and bars, walking past our gyms and stadiums and ball fields. Will you cry out for help? Will you ask Christ for pity? Will you plead for your dream to come true after wanting for so long? Will you persevere? Will you be strong? Will you be persistent? Christ is walking past you today, what will you do?
Now Jesus has just raised the ruler's daughter from the dead. Having finished this miracle St Matthew tells us that he travels on from there to other destinations. And following him are two blind men. They are crying out, "Have pity on us, Son of David!" Christ does not respond to them as he travels to his destination. They are crying for pity. They are crying for his sympathy. They are crying for his emotional response as they follow along with the rest of the party that is following Christ.
Two blind men following Christ. They wanted to see. They wanted to be made whole like others that they heard talking. They wanted to perceive the sunset. They wanted to enjoy the radiance of the moon. They wanted the things that others took for granted, their sight. For they walked in darkness. They stumbled day and night. They depended upon the world for their guidance. They knew not who they were. And then the word came, about a man who did great things. The word came, to their ears, that there was a man who cured a leper. The word came, that there was a man called Jesus who cast out demons. They heard others talking about how Jesus cured a paralytic who had never walked. They heard the word.
And it came to pass that the word became exciting. It came to pass that more people were talking about Jesus. It came to pass that Jesus was in that district. It came to pass that it was heard that Jesus was coming to their town. And it came to pass that it was heard that Jesus was traveling on their road to another destination. The two blind men were excited. The two blind men thought about what they would do. The two blind men waited with anticipation of the crowd passing by. The two blind men were ready to meet Jesus.
And it happened, the day and the time came and the two blind men heard him coming. They did not know who he was. They had never heard his voice before, but they heard others calling his name. They did not know where he was going. They did not know who he was with. They did not know how to reach him, but they had a plan. They knew what they would do. They knew how they would act. They knew that they had to follow. They cried out in a loud voice, "Have pity on us, Son of David!"
They followed and cried out. They followed and cried out. They asked for pity. They asked for understanding. They asked for sympathy. St Matthew tells us in this verse that Christ did not recognize them. He tells us that Christ did not stop for them. He tells us that Christ continued on his journey. Yet the two blind men did not stop their cries. The two blind men did not stop their following. The two blind men did not give up. They persevered. They continued with their plea. They were persistent. They were motivated. They were strong. They reached out for their goal, to have sight. It was in their reach. It was close. It was nearby. For all the time they had waited, planned, wanted, expected, believed and desired, the dream had come to pass right before their blind eyes.
Christ is passing by us today. He is within our reach. He is walking past our jobs, walking past our homes, walking past out schools, walking past our shopping areas, walking past our clubs and bars, walking past our gyms and stadiums and ball fields. Will you cry out for help? Will you ask Christ for pity? Will you plead for your dream to come true after wanting for so long? Will you persevere? Will you be strong? Will you be persistent? Christ is walking past you today, what will you do?
