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Friday Dec 06, 2019
Homily for December 6, 2019
Friday Dec 06, 2019
Friday Dec 06, 2019
The persistence of the two blind men was incredible. They didn’t simply approach Jesus and ask Him to heal them. Rather, while Jesus passing by, they began following Him crying out to Him, “Son of David, have pity on us!”
When Jesus reached the house to which he was going, they approached Him and He asked them, “Do you believe that I can do this?” Their shout to Him earlier was a prayer of petition, an expression of their faith in Jesus. Their answer to Jesus’ question was another expression of their faith: “Yes, LORD.”
Like the two blind men, we tend to pray most deeply when we are in need. Thankfully, most of us have the gift of sight, but we may have spiritual or emotional blindness. There can be areas of blindness in our lives that need healing; we all struggle with weakness and disability of one kind or another, ways in which we are broken and vulnerable. The example of the two blind men encourages us to keep turning to the LORD in prayer, even when it seems He may not be listening. Ultimately, though, our prayer of faith will not go unanswered. +
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