Our paragraph topic is: (Two blind men) Part 2.
Christ has continued on his journey until he reached his destination. The two blind men have followed, continuing to cry out to him to have pity on them. They are determined. They are persistent. They persevere. They desire their sight. The two blind men have heard the news of the miracles of Jesus. They want to be a miracle also. They want Christ to open their eyes and give them sight. So they continue to follow him , crying out, "Son of David have pity on us."
Christ arrives at his destination and rests in the house. The two blind men follow. They finally come to Christ seeking a way to find their sight. Christ asks them, "Do you believe that I can do this to you?" Christ questions their belief in him. He wants to know if they are certain of their belief. He wants to know if they have no doubts within themselves. He wants to know if they have no fear that will cause them to disbelieve in what they desire. They have followed him during the journey. They have continued to ask for pity. They have persevered. They have been persistent.
The two blind men did not know Christ. They had only heard of the things that he had done. They had heard of the miracle he performed with the leper. They had heard of the miracle that he had performed with the paralytic. They had heard of the many things that he had done by way of what the people were saying about this man called Jesus. They knew that he was that man because they had heard, through the people talking, that he was coming. They had heard, through the talk of the people, that he was on their road. They had heard the crowds that followed him. They had heard the calling of his name by the people who were in the crowd. They did not know him. They had only heard of him. They could not see the things that he had done even if they were present when they were accomplished. They could only hear of them.
They had no sight to see. They had only hearing to hear. Did they believe? Did they know that he was the one? Were they certain of his power? How were they to know? How were they to believe? How were they to be certain? Somewhere within themselves, they found hope, again. Somewhere within themselves they found a ray of belief. Somewhere within themselves they found the possibility of joy. Somewhere within their deepest darkest world they found a desire that sparked their belief in a possibility of having sight.
They had not heard of sight being restored before. They knew of no one who had the power to give sight. There were no doctors. There were no healers. There were no medicine men who could help them. They lived in a dark world of acceptance. This was their fate, to live without sight. And then the word spread. And then they heard of miracles. And then they began to wonder. And then they began to talk among themselves. Could this be? Could this happen? Can our world change from darkness to light? Is it possible that we can be given sight? Nothing that they had known before gave them belief. Nothing that they knew of led them to believe that there may be some hope. No one that they knew could help them before. And yet there was the word spreading throughout the village of this man called Christ.
Where do you find belief when there is none? Where do you find hope when all you have heard is without hope? Where do you find possibility when no one knows of anything possible? We live within the world of the blind men, without any reason or understanding of change. We accept the current condition and live without the belief of having something that would bring us joy. There is no hope. There is no possibility. There is no change. And then the word comes. Christ asks,"Do you believe." He wants to know if you have belief. He wants to know if you still have what was given you from birth. He wants to know if the spark of life is still within you. He wants to know if you are still whole or if you are empty. He wants to know, if, out of the darkness of your life, there is still a ray, a glimmer of hope that is hidden in your closet, forgotten, that he can call upon. Do you recognize the hope that is within you or do you close the closet door and deny that it exists?
Christ has continued on his journey until he reached his destination. The two blind men have followed, continuing to cry out to him to have pity on them. They are determined. They are persistent. They persevere. They desire their sight. The two blind men have heard the news of the miracles of Jesus. They want to be a miracle also. They want Christ to open their eyes and give them sight. So they continue to follow him , crying out, "Son of David have pity on us."
Christ arrives at his destination and rests in the house. The two blind men follow. They finally come to Christ seeking a way to find their sight. Christ asks them, "Do you believe that I can do this to you?" Christ questions their belief in him. He wants to know if they are certain of their belief. He wants to know if they have no doubts within themselves. He wants to know if they have no fear that will cause them to disbelieve in what they desire. They have followed him during the journey. They have continued to ask for pity. They have persevered. They have been persistent.
The two blind men did not know Christ. They had only heard of the things that he had done. They had heard of the miracle he performed with the leper. They had heard of the miracle that he had performed with the paralytic. They had heard of the many things that he had done by way of what the people were saying about this man called Jesus. They knew that he was that man because they had heard, through the people talking, that he was coming. They had heard, through the talk of the people, that he was on their road. They had heard the crowds that followed him. They had heard the calling of his name by the people who were in the crowd. They did not know him. They had only heard of him. They could not see the things that he had done even if they were present when they were accomplished. They could only hear of them.
They had no sight to see. They had only hearing to hear. Did they believe? Did they know that he was the one? Were they certain of his power? How were they to know? How were they to believe? How were they to be certain? Somewhere within themselves, they found hope, again. Somewhere within themselves they found a ray of belief. Somewhere within themselves they found the possibility of joy. Somewhere within their deepest darkest world they found a desire that sparked their belief in a possibility of having sight.
They had not heard of sight being restored before. They knew of no one who had the power to give sight. There were no doctors. There were no healers. There were no medicine men who could help them. They lived in a dark world of acceptance. This was their fate, to live without sight. And then the word spread. And then they heard of miracles. And then they began to wonder. And then they began to talk among themselves. Could this be? Could this happen? Can our world change from darkness to light? Is it possible that we can be given sight? Nothing that they had known before gave them belief. Nothing that they knew of led them to believe that there may be some hope. No one that they knew could help them before. And yet there was the word spreading throughout the village of this man called Christ.
Where do you find belief when there is none? Where do you find hope when all you have heard is without hope? Where do you find possibility when no one knows of anything possible? We live within the world of the blind men, without any reason or understanding of change. We accept the current condition and live without the belief of having something that would bring us joy. There is no hope. There is no possibility. There is no change. And then the word comes. Christ asks,"Do you believe." He wants to know if you have belief. He wants to know if you still have what was given you from birth. He wants to know if the spark of life is still within you. He wants to know if you are still whole or if you are empty. He wants to know, if, out of the darkness of your life, there is still a ray, a glimmer of hope that is hidden in your closet, forgotten, that he can call upon. Do you recognize the hope that is within you or do you close the closet door and deny that it exists?
