December 04, 2015 Friday,
1st Week of Advent 1st Reading: Is 29:17–24
Gospel: Mt 9:27–31
As Jesus moved on from Capernaum, two blind men followed him, shouting, “Son of David, help us!”
When he was about to enter the house, the blind men caught up with him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do what you want?” They answered, “Yes,sir!” Then Jesus touched their eyes and said, “As you have believed, so let it be.” And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus gave them a stern warning, “Be careful and let no one know about this.” But as soon as they went away, they spread the news about him through the whole area.
D@iGITAL-EXPERIENCE
(Daily Gospel in the Assimilated Life Experience)
The blind men’s story in today’s Gospel reading is thematic to the Season of Advent- the season of repentance. In a way we too are blind if we can no longer see value in any of the laudable practices of our innocent past. Blind to the values we used to hold dear when life was simpler, our judgments can lean too heavily towards satisfying the dictates of the flesh. The glaring floodlights of materialism can blind us to the things of the Spirit. The Season of Advent, being the season for repentance, is the right time to ask God for restoration of our sight. Only repentance can restore clarity to our vision blurred by habitual sinning. It will be our best preparation for Christmas lest the Yuletide Season passes by leaving us financially drained and spi-ritually empty. If we want our Christmas to be grace-filled and meaningful, let’s strive to recover our spiritual sight in this Season of Repentance.
When we ask for reco-very of sight, let’s do it with the disposition of faith of the blind men in today’s Gospel reading. Faith is important to God, and so it is our indispensable ally at prayer. If we must go “blind”, at least let’s hold on to faith. To the blind men Jesus said, ““As you have believed, so let it be.”
Supposed they didn’t believe, would Jesus have cured them? If faith is also gone with the vision, there is no way one can see again. This is because with faith gone, a person will not even admit he is blind and so will not ask help from Jesus. This is a very dangerous situation because such a life mocks the Holy Spirit. With faith gone, one enters into a sinful life that the Holy Spirit cannot forgive (Mark 3:28-30). God becomes totally irrelevant, for darkness will always curse the light. We all have become blind, so to speak, as we grow in age and learn the ways of evil. But if we have kept the faith, we can still recover our sight if we but ask the Lord. And the time is now! – Rev. Fr. Dan Domingo P. delos Angeles, Jr., DM. Email: [email protected]. Website: www.frdan.org.
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