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Friends,
today’s Gospel is the story of the man born blind, which is a microcosm
of the spiritual life. “As Jesus passed by, he saw a man blind from
birth.” Jesus responds by doing something a little weird: he makes a mud
paste and rubs it on the blind man’s eyes. And then Jesus tells the man
to wash in the pool of Siloam.
When
the man comes back able to see, his neighbors are confused. Some say
it’s the same guy, and others say it just looks like him. This is
wonderful. Once you’ve put on the Lord Jesus Christ, you’re changed in
every aspect of your life to the point where you may seem odd and
different to others.
But
that wasn’t the end of the story. It then takes a dramatic turn. The
Pharisees interrogate the healed man. It becomes clear that Jesus healed
him on a Sabbath day and so they condemn Jesus. They throw the formerly
blind man out, but Jesus looks for him. He asks the man: “Do you
believe in the Son of Man?” Jesus wants us to put every ounce of our
trust in him—and our vision will deepen. This in many ways is the heart
of the matter: de-center your ego and re-center it on Christ. And now
that you see, believe!
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