We are all Blinded by Something; What is it that Blinds You?

In the Gospel of John 9.1-41 Jesus heals a man who had been born blind. His Disciples asked, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” (John 9.2) In ancient Jewish understanding of suffering, since Adam and Eve brought death into the world by sin, it was presumed that all suffering and illness was a result of sin. Technically speaking they were correct.  

To the woman He said: "I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; In pain you shall bring forth children; Your desire shall be for your husband, And he shall rule over you." Then to Adam He said, "Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat of it': "Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it All the days of your life. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, And you shall eat the herb of the field. In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall return." (Genesis 3.16-19)

But the Lord also said, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.” (John 9.3) Following these words the Lord, using clay just as He used clay to create Adam and Eve, healed the man of his blindness. Turning to the Jews He said, “For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind.” (John 9.39)

Do the words of Jesus and His Church cause you to see clearly? We were all born in spiritual blindness. Just as so many Jews could not recognize Jesus Christ as God, many of us are blind to His word and live in darkness. Take the opportunity that God has given you today and wash away the dirt of life and open your eyes to Christ and worship Him just as the man born blind. “Lord, I believe!” (John 9.39)