Reflection
Why did Bartimeus get up and come to Jesus? Not because he saw Jesus; he was blind. Not because he “heard” Jesus calling him. Jesus didn’t actually call the blind man but asked the others to do so. In fact, the blind man didn’t even know Jesus was passing by until he heard about it through others. So, what would get Bartimeus up so quickly? Courage!
From the Latin root “cor” meaning heart, courage is that
heartfelt desire that gets you up in the morning, moves you to love beyond all
reason, and keeps you going despite temptation and suffering. It is ultimately the heart’s desire for God.
As far as getting out of bed on Sunday morning for Church, a
lot of us need real Courage to go to Mass even though we don’t SEE God, and we
never really HEARD Jesus call us. But once we get there, we somehow begin to move beyond our own blindness. On the
urgency of others who work on His behalf, we too come to Jesus out of Courage
because we trust once we make one step closer, he will ask us too what it is He
can do for us.
Given the chance to be so close to Him, how would you answer
Jesus’ question: “What do you want me to
do for you?”
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