30th Sunday year B 28-10-12
Theme: Gift of Sight
1st Reading Jeremiah 31:7-9 God will lead his people home from exile
2nd Reading Hebrews 5:1-6 Jesus can sympathize with all our limitation and weaknesses
Gospel Mark 10:46-52 Jesus frees the man from his blindness
We hear about eye donation now a day’s.
We know how the world has developed even the doctors are able to transplant the dead person’s eyes to the living blind people.
What a development?
But still there are many blind people in this world.
The first reading today tells us of a God who is able to give people whom he loves a life as they are saved from exile.
The new the description of people who have hope is unique even the blind will return to the promised land.
God is a God who knows what is required to his people.
God will lead them with such power they will not even stumble.
The letter to the Hebrews extols the life of the priest.
We have in the church priests who do this job so nicely.
The life of the priest becomes a light to the nation.
He is able to expend many duties more dutifully.
Olden days the priest used to be a leader, a healer and a judge in a way a religious guru works today.
But today his role of a priest has become more of an organizer and administrator.
The original meaning is almost lost, the splendor of the pastoral side is gone?
Though these duties of the priest have become more extenuated but still priest of today is a person whose life is sought and praised.
Many want the life of the priest to be used as they want.
Today’s Gospel is a real example of Jesus compassion.
The person is sitting there begging.
We find in front of our Hindu temples many types of people sit and beg.
Even some beggars sit now in front of our churches to beg.
The places of worship have become a place sit and beg.
Same thing similar, must have happened where Jesus used to go for praying.
We find in today’s Gospel a blind man Bar-Timaeus seeking Jesus help.
Jesus not only heals him from his blindness but also to give him the gift of faith.
This healing also causes Jesus to face the wrath of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
The parents of the blind man avoid the questioning of the leaders.
The parents Say, “he is grown up they should ask and find who has healed him so he should face his own action.
The Blind man is ready to stand for his right as being healed
Looking at this example we have to take lesson to stand up for our right
God has given us the light of faith we must be able to live it to the full.
There are times our faith will be tested.
Let us all hope and live like people who have been healed of blindness of evil..
Today’s Eucharist is a time for us to deepen our faith and live our faith as people who have been healed from the blindness..
Wishing all a very joyful Sunday
In union with the divine word,
Fr.Juze Vaz svd
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