have mercy on me!” The people in front of him scolded him. “Be quiet!” they said, but he cried
out all the more, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Jesus stopped, and ordered the blind man to be brought to him; and when he came near, Jesus
asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the man said, “Lord, that I may see!
” Jesus said, “Receive your sight, your faith has saved you.” At once the blind man was able to
see, and he followed Jesus, giving praise to God. And all the people who were there also praised
God.
Reflect:
Of Gods and Men is a Grand Prix winning French movie that narrates the true story of the
murder of seven French Trappist monks (now beatified) in Algeria in 1996. In one charming
scene, a village girl asks Brother Luke if he was ever in love. Luke responds: “Yes, several
times… And then I met another love even greater, and I answered that love.” With a little
pause he adds: “It has been a while now, over sixty years.” We can all relate to that in our
love of God. Think of the time when you first fell in love with God. For some, it was all of a
sudden; for others, a gradual awakening of love. But now, years, even decades, have
passed. How has that fire been? “You have lost your first love,” so the Lord complaints
against the Church in Ephesus. How about us? Has the fire faded out in the everyday
struggles and boredom of our life? What can we do to recover that first love?
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