STEP BY STEP

Wednesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time: Year C Mark 8:22-26 Jesus took the blind man out of the village and, having healed him, told him not to return there. I loved this phrase: “not to return to the village.” Friends, what and where is your village that makes you blind? Perhaps our village is our fears, anger, guilt, money, temptations, human weakness, wicked job and unhealthy relationships. Today the Lord is telling us, don’t go back there again. If we wish to see clearly let us move away from our village of addictions. Get rid of the village of sin. Never allow your sight be distorted by bad habits and dreadful vices for it does not produce God’s righteousness. Secondly, the blind man regained his sight because his “friends” brought him to Jesus. Are you a friend who inspire others to follow Christ more closely? Do you have friends who push you closer to Christ? In our life we need people who can help us see things clearly. I called them-friends. True friends are not the ones who make your problems disappear. They are the ones who won’t disappear when your facing problems. True friends are those who help you to see things as they are. Are things little blurry in your life? In our life there are moments that we don’t see things clearly. As a matter of fact, it is possible to have eyes and yet not see very clearly. Right? Friends, healing is a process. Jesus healed the blind man in two sessions. If on the first session you’re not healed don’t worry because there is another session waiting for you. Never rush things, do it step by step. Today, let us begged the Lord to open your eyes so that we may see things clearly as they are. Friends, come close to Jesus and listen to Him. Conclusion: 1. Healing is a process. Transformation is achieved step by step. 2. If there are people and events or things that makes your vision blurred, do bot return to them anymore. Dump them. They are like waste and garbage. 3. We need people that will enable us to see things clearly. Blessings Fr. Jhack