Mark 10 ….. They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’ Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, ‘Son of David, have mercy on me!’ Jesus stood still and said, ‘Call him here.’ And they called the blind man, saying to him, ‘Take heart; get up, he is calling you.’ So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. Then Jesus said to him, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ The blind man said to him, ‘My teacher, let me see again.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Go; your faith has made you well.’ Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way.
In terms of our faith - when the eyes of our hearts and minds have been opened to the point where our faith is more than just going to church - we are forced to evaluate our entire lives in the light of our understanding of the gospel .... If, like Bartimaeus, in response to God’s question, “What do you want me to do for you?” - we say that we want the ability to see - then we must be prepared for the responsibility that goes with that gift - to be the hands and feet of God to a needy world.