In the garden-Blind but now I see! Seeing but now I’m blind?

 John 9:1-7, The story is shared that Jesus found a man who had been blind since birth. To heal him, Jesus spit on the dirt, mixed it with his saliva to make mud (or clay), and smeared the paste onto the man’s eyes. He then instructed the man to go and wash his face in the Pool of Siloam. When the man washed, his sight was restored.

I seem to have built in my being stories about Jesus and the ones he told and how many ways they speak to the hearer. 

We all might see it differently and differently at different times.  I see it today through the actions and eyes of a child. I recently watched a six year old little girl at play yet learning and teaching those around her. A few adults gathered outside around what I call my ‘Apothecary Shop’. Plants and oils for allergies, cuts, burns and maybe bug bites.  I had two very large pots of Aloe Vera and Lavender plants, as well as fresh Lemons to share. We were talking about healing with essential oils. I watched the little girl take her little spray bottle of water and begin to mix aloe and lemon in her water to spray for her bug bite healing treatment. I noticed she walked away and put the big gel leaves in her mouth to break them open so gel would come out and then spit in the bottle of water. I started to stop her and explain my way like use scissors or a knife etc. I didn’t I just left if for the moment to observe and think about. 

Why did Jesus tell stories? Why are we telling our stories?

The man he healed had to walk through the streets of Jerusalem with mud caked on his face to reach the Pool of Siloam.  There he was healed. Then he had to walk back through the streets clean face and seeing eyes. Lot of explaining to do. Seems some didn’t quite believe him and some not pleased this man Jesus was working on the Sabbath. Sure caused a community reaction. 

There is just something special about stories told by a master story teller, Jesus truly has a way to open our eyes to truths for our healing and lives in so many ways. 

Revelation 4:18 reveals good advice; “I advise you to buy from Me…ointment to spread on your eyes so that you may see.”

Could eye healing be the way we see things? Maybe about others? Or, ourselves? Think about an answer Jesus gave to the ones questioning his healing method!

“Jesus told him, “I came to judge the people of this world. I am here to give sight to the blind and to make blind everyone who can see.” When the Pharisees heard Jesus say this, they asked, “Are we blind?” Jesus answered, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty. But now that you claim to see, you will keep on being guilty.” ‭‭(John‬ ‭9‬:‭39‬-‭41‬ ‭CEVDCI‬‬)

This thought keeps flowing through my thinking; Blind but now I see! Seeing but now I’m blind! 

Maybe you would like to read  the blind man’s story in full from  the Bible -John 9 and share your thoughts from  his story.

Maybe turn in your hymnal to “Amazing Grace”, Blind but now I see…🎶