Exodus 1.22-2.10 Psalm 31 Hebrews 8
Exode 1.22-2.10 Psaume 31 Hébreux 8
In many of the healing miracles in the Gospels we see sick people (or their family or friends) seeking out Jesus, showing great faith in him as they ask for healing, for themselves or their loved ones. This account, however, seems to be of quite a random healing. Jesus sees a blind man by the roadside,responds very firmly and clearly to his disciples' question as to who is to blame for the man's blindness, then proceeds to put mud on the man's eyes. The story might have ended there, but the man obeyed Jesus' instruction to go and wash in the pool of Siloam, and this act of obedience brought him first, healing, and secondly, faith in Jesus as ‘the Son of Man’ ( see verse 36-38). He is even prepared to face the wrath of the Pharisees as he sticks to his story. His personal testimony is honest and convincing.
Each of us can have a different pathway to faith: for some it may include a miraculous 'coincidence' or an answer to prayer, for others, the moment when some of our genuine questions are answered, as often happens during an Alpha course. For many of us it may be when a friend reaches out and shows us love and care, not passing judgment on us but simply loving us with a Christ-like love, and shares his testimony about how Jesus has changed his life......and suddenly we can see!
Perhaps we can help some of our friends on their pathway to faith by showing them that same Christ-like love ? What a thrill then when they say for themselves ‘Once I was blind but now I can see’
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Cet homme aveugle, en obéissant Jésus, en allant se laver, est guéri....et plus tard dans le chapitre (versets 36 – 38) il met sa foi en Jésus. Il y a beaucoup de chemins vers la foi. Pouvons-nous aider un de nos amis à trouver son chemin vers Jésus?
Catherine Roberts
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