Sunday Gospel Reflection, March 15, 2026: I was blind and now I see...

I was blind and now I see…
Are we aware of the Lord working in our lives? 

    When, in the First Book of Samuel, the Lord sends Samuel to Jesse of Bethlehem to anoint David, the Lord’s chosen one, the Lord can work through Samuel because Samuel is open to the Lord’s presence in his life. As instructed, Samuel scrutinizes each of Jesse’s sons in turn, but the scrutiny of God sees only David: There – anoint him, for this is the one! God tells Samuel. David too will need to be open to the Lord’s revelation as it unfolds in his life. When he is open to the spirit of God, that spirit will fill him with grace. And, as Psalm 23 reveals, David is aware of God’s presence in his life: The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want, the psalmist David sings. The Lord never ceases to accompany David, giving David confidence and comfort in all that he must do. 

    Jesus’ healing of the man blind from birth in John’s Gospel is yet another opportunity for the revelation of God’s light at work. The blind man does not ask for healing, yet he becomes a witness to Jesus, the light of the world, come to do the works of the one who sent him, God’s vessel through which light shines in the world. Yet, even as the man is healed, the Pharisees’ blindness becomes more acute, and they ridicule the man’s faith in Jesus. However, the man continues to live in faith, actively aware of and witnessing to God’s presence in his life: I do believe, Lord, he says to Jesus, and he worships him. 

   Like the man blind from birth, we were once in darkness, but now are light in the Lord, as Paul tells the Ephesians. We are to live as children of the light, stepping into the light of faith which reveals to us the path on which we walk with the Lord. Because of our own fear or desire for control, we can become blind to the light of Christ. But our awareness of Christ’s presence in our lives brings us from darkness to light. In every situation there is always grace, grace and the light that is of the Lord. God asks us to be ever aware of his presence, to enjoy a growing appreciation of the light that never leaves us, and to give joyful witness to his light… for our world. 

This post is based on Fr. Pat’s Scripture Class.
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