Healing of the blind man (HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE 6TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

Homily for Wednesday of the 6th Week in Ordinary Time

Genesis 8:6-13,20-22; Mark 8:22-26.

We have in the first reading the subsiding of the flood, and Noah and his family coming out of the ark. The first thing Noah did was to offer a burnt offering to the Lord. He acknowledged that everything that happened to him, his household, and animals was a result of God's mercy and goodness.

Everything about us, especially the gift of our life, is a result of God's mercy and goodness. How do we express our gratitude to God? The Psalmist says, "How can I repay the Lord for His goodness to me? The cup of salvation I will raise, I will call on the Lord's name." (Psalm 116:12-13).

In today's Gospel, we have the healing of a blind man by Jesus. There is something unusual about the way Jesus healed people. Jesus usually cured people instantly, but the healing of this blind man was gradually.

To see nothing at all and then see indistinctly was something unique. For this blind man, Jesus wanted to give him a clear sight that would help him appreciate the wonders of creation.

It is bad enough to be physically blind but it is even worse to be spiritually blind. Some of us are spiritually blind and can not see things for what they truly are. Let us ask God to enable us to see the face of our Lord Jesus Christ in our fellow creatures and see His handwork in every situation in life, just like Noah, who saw God's mercy and goodness in all that happened to him.

May God grant us spiritual healing to enable see His mercy and goodness in our lives through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Have a blessed day