8TH THURSDAY HOMILY IN ORDINARY TIME — YEAR A
8TH THURSDAY HOMILY IN ORDINARY TIME — YEAR A
HOMILY THEME: MASTER, I WANT TO SEE
BY: Bishop Gerald M Musa
1 Peter 2:2-5, 9-12; Psalm 99(100):2-5; Mark 10:32-42
A man once searched everywhere for his eyeglasses, under the bed, inside his bag, even in the refrigerator, only for his wife to tell him, “The glasses are already on your face!” Many people are like that spiritually: they have eyes but still cannot see what truly matters. Spiritual blindness often leads to stumbling and falling in life. That is why the Akan people of Ghana wisely say, “The blind man would not have been afraid if he had not fallen before.” A person who cannot see clearly will always walk fearfully, because one painful fall can leave a lasting scar. Bartimaeus was a stubborn blind man who refused to be afraid of the crowd that shouted him down. He ignored the crowd and focused on Jesus, his deliverer. His stubbornness is demonstrated in his persistent appeal and formidable faith. He was physically blind, but he had the eyes of faith to identify and acknowledge Jesus as the Messiah, Son of David.
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Let us pray earnestly that God will give us the gift of vision and open our eyes to see his hands at work in our lives; to open our eyes to see his mercy, grace, and goodness; we pray that he may open our eyes to differentiate between the important things and those that are not; to open our eyes to see the difference between good and evil; to open our eyes to see the needs of other people; to open our eyes to see our blind spots; to open our eyes to see and recognise the truth; to open our eyes to see what we ought to do; to open our eyes to see light at the dark end of the tunnel. Wise people say, “A blind person who sees is better than a seeing person who is blind.” Should we not also say to Jesus, “Master, I want to see?”
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