Jesus healed the sick in Jericho

As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging. When he heard the crowd passing by, he asked what was happening. They said to him, “Jesus of Nazareth is coming here.” He cried out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Those in front shouted at him to be silent. But he shouted even louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus stopped and preached that they bring him to him. He answered, “Lord that I may see.” And Jesus said to him, “Look! Your faith has healed you.” And straightway, he saw, and followed him, and glorified God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.

Healthy eyes for soul and body. Pay attention to your soul and the surrounding souls.

Why don’t we ask anymore? Have we resigned from the correction …? It is right for each of us to hear the words from Jesus: “Look, your faith has healed you” (Luke 18:42). And can Jesus, who is “love” (1 Jon 4:16), give a different answer than, “Go, your faith has healed you” (Luke 18:42) ?! The story is full of dynamism. And the memento is not the words of either Bartimaeus or the names of the witnesses of the event, but the remark of the evangelist St. Luke: “And straightway he saw and followed him” (Luke 18:43).

How many times have we met Jesus in our lives? It was meetings in prayer, with our neighbors, through events, through things. It was experienced, we felt dynamic, we showed a particular activity, we made commitments. And one day, I guess an hour or a little shorter in time, we forgot and were where we used to be. Jesus forgave us, healed our souls, regretted the brother’s insult, and let’s face it; life went on in the old ways because we forgot the important. “Follow Jesus, give Him praise, thank him, worship him, and glorify God.” like, that I woke up to a new day, that I was healthy, that I could work, and so on … they forgot.

Jesus is still passing by. When the Church lets us read this gospel pericope today, she wants even more from us. This can be expressed in the words: That we may set out on the next path of our lives no longer sick, that is, no longer in sin and sin, with God, our neighbor or ourselves, but to continue walking with God as his friends, so that we may think they were really brothers and sisters to each other. We realize that Jesus rightly asks of us and expects personal commitment.

One Asian ruler brought sundials from his travels because no one had a clock in his kingdom yet. This wonderful gift changed the life of the whole kingdom. The subjects quickly learned to use the watch. The lessons helped them walk on time, perform on duty duties, and so on. In a few years, they learned to use the sundial skillfully and use it to gain wealth. When the monarch died, they wanted to build a monument to remind them of the majesty. And because the sundial was a symbol of the ruler’s goodness and the source of their wealth, it occurred to them to build a magnificent temple with a golden dome above them. When the work was completed, and the golden crown covered the sundial, and of course, the clock stopped serving. The watch lost its goal, and it followed that the nation began to decline.

The teachings of Jesus have undoubtedly benefited us. It is right that we want to draw on God’s word and not to look at God’s word only sometimes or when it suits us.