Readings: Jeremiah 31:7-9; Hebrews 5:1-6; Mark 10: 46-52
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If we could step back in time 2000 years we’d taste the dust of Jericho as the crowds passed. We’d pull our cloak over our head and hold it close to keep out the dust and the cool air and billow it over us to protect us from sun; we’d sleep in our cloak.

If I were blind I might keep my cloak around me as I struggled to stand and trust these new helpers to lead me to Jesus. I am not physically blind but I do need Jesus to help me see what God wants me to see and to trust God’s help.

Jesus asks us each the same question he asked Bartimaeus, “What do you want me to do for you?” How do we respond? Do we want healing for our daughter, our son? Do we want a cure for cancer? Food, safety and pure water for the children of Syria, Yemen, the Sudan? So many wants. Jesus was alert to Blind Bartimaeus’s need and baptizes us to not only see the needs of people but to share in Jesus’ healing, sight giving response.                       What does God want us to see?....Read more here