Perfect Opportunity to Make Your Request
Jesus asked him [a blind man from Jericho], "What do you want me to do for you?" He replied, "Lord, please let me see." Jesus told him, "Have sight; your faith has saved you." He immediately received his sight and followed him, giving glory to God. (Luke 18: 41-43)
Just a short background of this passage, Jesus is walking down the street, trailed by a crowd, when a blind beggar from Jericho hears the commotion and wants to know what is happening. When he is told that it is Jesus, he seizes the opportunity and calls out to him, ignoring those in the crowd who want to shut him up because they feel he is an intrusion. Then Jesus asks him “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man is persistent; Lord, please let me see, he begs. If Jesus were passing by you right now, what would you say if he asked you, "What do you want me to do for you?" Do you have something to tell him? [take a moment now to name your request…]
Jesus tells us today that if we want to be healed, we must learn how to surrender, to empty ourselves so that we may be filled by Him. We often find such sacrifice difficult because we do not want to let go of what is necessary in order to grasp what we can become–filled with the love of God. The blind man had nothing to lose in calling on the mercy of the Lord. He was not ashamed to ask. If we place our faith in Jesus and open our hearts to him, He will work to cure us both spiritual and physical blindness. In doing so, Jesus helps us to follow him more faithfully and experience the many blessings he wants to bestow on us. “Now to him who is able to accomplish far more than all we ask or imagine, by the power at work within us.” (Ephesians 3:20)
Let’s us lay all of our burdens at the foot of the Cross, Jesus will transform them into JOY!
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At the foot of the Cross, where His Mother Mary surrendered her pain, anguish, and sorrow, we now ask Her to intercede for us as we pray, Hail Mary full of grace…
Peace in Christ,
Father Vincent-Vuong Nguyen