" There are none so blind, as those, who will not, see." Old, old saying I heard in my youth.
" Come Holy Spirit and transform my disbelief, into a deepening journey into, uncertainty.(jhi)
I have viewed many videos of children receiving miracle glasses, then, "lo and behold", they can see. Their joy and excitement is shared by their parents. Being able to see is a time of joy-full celebration. The time will come when that child will see a messy room, and act blind, to the reality. The miracle of Jesus, gifting the blind man with sight, was a joy for the blind man. For his parents it was a different story, right ? This is a great example of, "Every curse, is a blessing, every blessing, is a curse".
I cannot go any further without help. Darn it !!!!! I was so comfortable with my previous understanding, but this week is challenging that, comfort. I cannot spew that old lifeless, crud. The scriptures are a verdant source of new light, leading to new understanding. Inherent in this new knowledge, understanding, is, a contemporary, challenge. A challenge we have ALREADY been strengthened to meet. Thank you St.Paul for the reminder," we will never be tested beyond our strength." Joe, just like most, does have some, usually a lot, of questions about that. Do I hear an, AMEN ? Faith is a journey into uncertainty, nor certainty? "Ever so comforting", says cynical Joe
At one time, in those years. of blindness, I would have agreed with the apostles. I was brought up, that if there was a screw up, punishment was to follow. How much time have I wasted trying to come to grips with was I had done wrong, to deserve a current punishment ? So it would stand as reasonable, to that archaic way of thinking, looking at the blind man, someone had to be blamed. The Prophet Jesus, turns that one on its head. (The Incarnated prodigal love, of our Prodigal Father, stands always revealed, but not immediately seen.) He will continue this challenge of the accepted beliefs, and practices. We will see that in His radical approach to the lepers that approached Him ?? For The Prophet, sin and punishment do not belong together. " In God, there is no condemnation". With our, Prodigal Father, it is mercy, upon, mercy upon mercy. Reflect again on The Parable of The Prodigal Father. Our Father NEVER grows weary of His mercy-full love for you and I. The problem lies in the reality we get weary of the, repetition. The dynamic of, toxic shame and guilt blinds us to the true meaning of mercy-full love. It is always good to be reminded that the action of mercy leads us to be, healed, soothed, comforted, protected, strengthened, transfigured, and transformed. When we look at mercy that way, we are ever and always in desperate need. Well at least that is my experience.
When the news of His healing reached the religious leaders, they were shocked into necessary action. The fact that The Prophet Jesus, worked this miracle on the sabbath, may have something to do with it ??? Jesus choose the sabbath to work a number of his miracles, this triggered a conspiracy to kill Him. It worked. The religious leaders ignored the facts. They had to protect their certainties, so they expelled him from the temple. Where have you experienced similar reprisals for expressing your evolving beliefs and understandings ? How many 'walk no more with you"? How many have you chosen to disconnect from, because of their toxic beliefs and actions ? This is what it means to have healthy boundaries." We do not think our way into a new way of acting, we act our way into a new way of thinking"
Faith leads to understanding. Understanding leads to action, always guided by The Creative Spirit. Actions that confront the accepted, will never be received kindly. As it was in the time of The Prophet Jesus, so it is today, and unfortunately will be into the foreseeable future. A radical change in consciousness will be needed. The seeds of that change, Is, within your power, right now. This is one of the great conversions needed, to meet the challenge of that radical change in the collective consciousness. There will be forces in action to prevent change at any cost.
Do we not see an inordinate amount of power and money at work, to prevent meaning-full and healthy change. Reflect back on the reaction of the religious leaders to the challenging response of the man, once blinded, but now can see, clearly. They cannot respond to his questions and responses. So to deal with him, they just kicked him out of the temple, as if that solved the challenge facing them. When power is challenged, how often is power used to negate the challenge ? We see how female reporters, doing their job, are belittled, when their challenges, hit a nerve. That was the experience of the once, blind man. The religious leaders were stumped, so toxic power was used to get rid of the perceived challenge to their authority. They kicked the challenger out of the Temple. Our Pope Leo is an active challenger to all that is destructive to the safety, and well being, of all. Have you kept up to date with his many exhortations? See his challenge to all the Catholics present in the, current, administration. There are many !!!!!
This getting out of hand ??? So sorry. Do you see yourself in the conversion process, of the blind man ? I see blindness challenged, over these many years. The Second Vatican Council was, and still is an agent of change and challenge ? Have you had, or are currently having to deal with the challenge of The Social Gospel as, pronounced by The Prophet Jesus. This Prophet that was, is now the Risen Christ Who has chosen you personally, not only to be His dwelling place, tabernacle, but to be active Force, Power inspiring and guiding your conversion, and subsequent actions. Much more to write, but I choose to be prudent and stop. I may have a matinee ??? Mercy-full Love and prayers.GP.
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