“On your way,” said Jesus. “Your faith has saved and healed you.”
Mark 10 v 52
In that very instant he recovered his sight and followed Jesus down the road.
We could read much into this verse, blind by sight but also blind to Jesus, this man reached out and asked for eyesight which he got but he also received a sight of God in Jesus. The gift was complete.
And that is how Jesus will give us a gift, complete. He answers our prayers as our hearts cry them out and his answers are always complete.
Your faith has saved you.
In the beginning, Lord
I was alone
Like the earth
before your Spirit moved over the waters.
I was formless and empty
and darkness filled the depths of my heart.
Then, it was as if you declared
‘Let there be Light’
and out of the darkness
I began to see hope
like a shimmering ray of love
breaking through the parting clouds
at the conclusion of the night.
In the beginning, Lord I was alone
but when I saw you in the light I was no longer afraid.
You held out your hand
and though I had a choice
I had no choice
because to refuse
was to embrace again the darkness.
In the beginning, Lord I was alone
now I am again a part
of your creation
loved, wanted, needed, family.
In the light of your presence
I hold out my heart that others
might glimpse through it your reflection
and be drawn from the darkness that I once embraced
into the light of your sunrise
the brightness of your face. Amen