I woke up earlier than intended! Took my shower, got dressed, read part of John 9, and left to meet friends to go to a CELEBRATION OF LIFE for a stellar man we went to college with. As with all memorial services, I learned a lot about him that I didn't know, and appreciated the wonderful things said about him by his friends.
Now, back home, after a long day, I have to write. It will be short. In the early part of John 9 Jesus heals a man born blind. Obviously the view in that day was that if someone was physically impaired it was because of sin. Not so, Jesus said. He was born blind so he could be healed. Not in those words - but that was the point. And then Jesus spat his spit on the ground, mixed it with the dirt to make mud and slathered it on the guy's eyes and told him to go wash it off in the pool of Siloam. The best part of the story is: "So he went...." Well, maybe the best part was that in obeying he was healed! But - what I need to pay attention to is that even though what Jesus did might have seemed preposterous or unnecessary, the man just simply obeyed. I can learn from that! I hope I do!
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
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