"And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.
And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.
And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?
They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him."
Matthew 20:30-34
I think this is a great story, and I think that it applies to every one of us today... because, really... all of us are blind. Sometimes it's because we blindfold ourselves. Sometimes it's because living in this world things can look pretty cloudy... we are blind to other people's needs, or even our own needs sometimes. We try to meet them in myriads of ways, and yet never seem to accomplish it... But those are things that Christ can heal, just as well as he healed these men of their physical blindness. God can bless us with sight, if we will only listen for him, and ask him for what we need. He will have compassion upon us and help us to see the people around us, and help us to see ourselves and our path better.
In this world of science, how many of us really believe that Christ can do all of these things that it talks about in the scriptures? Christ can do eye surgery instantly by touch, and with no recovery time for the patient? Yes, he can... physical ailments are under his control... as are spiritual and emotional ailments. We just have to believe, and ask. It's still hard... but doable within the will of the Lord. :)
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