Monday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time
November 18, 2024
Today’s Readings:
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111824.cfm
Jesus stopped and ordered that the blind man be brought to him;
and when he came near, Jesus asked him,
“What do you want me to do for you?”
He replied, “Lord, please let me see.”
Jesus told him, “Have sight; your faith has saved you.”
He immediately received his sight
and followed him, giving glory to God.
Luke 18:40-42
This Gospel story is filled with images and interactions that might speak to our souls.
Today, in God’s Lavish Mercy:
We consider this:
What if Jesus asked you that question right now? “What do you want me to do for you?”
What would your request be? Would you be tempted to respond as if Jesus were a genie who deals in wishes not hopes?
Or would your answer grow from your deep faith as it does with this blind man? Upon his healing, heaven’s window was opened to him. The Gospel tellsus that “he followed” Jesus. His newfound vision was put fully at the service of God.
Poetry: Blind Trust – Irene Zimmerman
Bartimeus sat outside
the town of Jericho.
The more they told him where to go,
the louder he cried.
He had no pride --
when Jesus asked he simply stared:
"Lord, I want to see!" and waited
to be eyed.
Music: Heaven’s Window – Peter Kater
Lavish Mercy 