Gospel: John 9: 1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38
As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth. He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva, and smeared the clay on his eyes, and said to him, “Go wash in the Pool of Siloam” — which means Sent —. So he went and washed, and came back able to see.
His neighbors and those who had seen him earlier as a beggar said, “Isn’t this the one who used to sit and beg?” Some said, “It is, “ but others said, “No, he just looks like him.”
He said, “I am.” They brought the one who was once blind to the Pharisees.
Now Jesus had made clay and opened his eyes on a sabbath. So then the Pharisees also asked him how he was able to see. He said to them, “He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.” So some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God,
because he does not keep the sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man do such signs?” And there was a division among them. So they said to the blind man again, “What do you have to say about him, since he opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”
They answered and said to him, “You were born totally in sin, and are you trying to teach us?” Then they threw him out.
When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, he found him and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” He answered and said, “Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?”
Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and the one speaking with you is he.” He said,
“I do believe, Lord,” and he worshiped him.
- blind: unwilling or unable to perceive or understand; not characterized or determined by reason; lacking all consciousness or awareness.
- Do I recognize the effect of of original sin in my life? Even though I been washed clean through Baptism, am I aware of my fallen nature? And the need to be reflecting often on where spiritual blindness is affecting me?
- wash: to apply water or some other liquid for the purpose of cleansing; to free from spiritual defilement; to remove (as dirt) by rubbing or drenching with liquid.
- Just as Jesus used earthly material and water, do I see His healing hands at work in my life through others and grace? Am I open to others being His instrument? Do I seek His grace, especially in confession, to cleanse my soul?
- see: to perceive mentally; discern; understand; to have experience of; to come to know.
- Does my experience of Christ and His forgiveness bring me to a deeper trust and commitment to follow Him? Do my human experiences bring me to rely more on Him? Or to end up trusting in my own self-sufficiency?
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