SIXTH SUNDAY OF GREAT LENT: SUNDAY OF THE MAN WHO WAS BLIND



SIXTH SUNDAY OF GREAT LENT:

SUNDAY OF THE MAN WHO WAS BLIND

Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Mark 10:46-52

46 Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging. 47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

48 Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

49 Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”

So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.” 50 Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.

51 “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him.

The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.”

52 “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.

 

SEDRO

O only word of God, you are beyond all description and praise.  You were born in tim of the Virgin Mary, yet you are the first and the last, the Alpha and the Omega.  You Humbled yourself and walked on our roads.  Like a guiding lighthouse, you saved the world from darkness.  You opened the eyes of thos who were blind to teach us that you are the life-giving source of light.  through your wondrous deeds you revealed that you are the long-awaited Messiah, foretold by the prophet Isaiah.

"the eyes of those who are blind will open, those who are lame will leap like a deer, and the tongues of those unable to speak shout with joy."

O Lord, you walked on the sea and calmed the raging storm;  you enlightened our pathways, fed the hungry,  and brought life to decayed bones.    We ask you now to accept our witness and our profession of faith, for you are truly the Son of God and the Savior of the world.

We implore you: with the light of your knowledge, shine in our hearts and in the hearts of all people.  Let us rejoice in the vision of your face, as did Bartimaeus on the road to Jericho.  Confirm our faith in you and lift up our minds and thoughts to you.  Let us not be distracted by the futile things of this world nor be blined by its mirages.  May your light shine throughout the entire universe, that all peoples may see your face and find joy in you.