December 6, 2013

Read It:

As Jesus passed by, two blind men followed him, crying out,
"Son of David, have pity on us!"
When he entered the house,
the blind men approached him and Jesus said to them,
"Do you believe that I can do this?"
"Yes, Lord," they said to him.
Then he touched their eyes and said,
"Let it be done for you according to your faith."
And their eyes were opened.
Jesus warned them sternly,
"See that no one knows about this."
But they went out and spread word of him through all that land.

Reflect on It:

In today's gospel, we see that Jesus asks the blind men if they believe that they can be healed. I think we often struggle with this question...Do we REALLY believe that Jesus can heal us? Really and truly. I know there are things in the depths of my heart that I wonder if the Lord can truly heal. Can he truly heal the ugliness of my sin, of the darkness that sometimes resides in the depths of my being? These men were healed because they believed. Jesus is quick to say, let it be done for you according to your faith. Would we be able to be healed based on our faith? Advent is about allowing the Lord in, preparing for him and making sure that we TRULY believe that the savior of the world is coming on December 25th and that he can and will give us everything we need to be with him in eternity. He desires to heal the darkness of sin and give us newness of life. This should wreck us with delight. In a few weeks, the Lord of healing, in the form of a child is going to grace us with his presence and all can be healed. May our faith save us.

Pray about It: God Our Father, we long to be healed by your son. Today, help us to be men and women who truly believe that he can do it and to look forward to the coming of our King.

Live It! Challenge: Read through the Announcement and Birth of Christ in the Gospel of Luke (Chapters 1 and 2)