The man born blind and our "own blindness."

In this Sunday's Gospel, we have the healing of the man born blind.  In the Gospel of John, the people encountering Jesus are in a way every man and every woman.  Their encounters are narrated for our sake that in them we may recognize ourselves and be drawn into meeting Jesus.  In the encounter with the blind man, may we be in touch with our blindness and be drawn to encounter Jesus, the light of the world.

As we reflect on the words of Jesus as the light of the world, we come to understand the movement from darkness to light involves more than physical sight.  The Gospel calls us to spiritual sightedness.

The Gospel challenges each of us to recognize ourselves in the person and the experience of the man born blind.  What are the spiritual blindnesses of your life in which you seek the light of Christ in this Lenten season?  Perhaps it is the busyness of our life that causes us to neglect our inner life, our life with God.  Indeed, that busyness can cause spiritual blindness.

Jesus' disciples see the blind and raise the theological issue -- "Rabbi, who sinned?  Jesus, on the other hand, sees the blind man and responds to him with great love. As a true shepherd, he restores his sight.  

This past weekend, we had a pre-cana session for couples in the parish preparing to celebrate the Sacrament of Marriage.  This very enriching day for our per-cana couples concluded with the Saturday celebration of the Eucharist at our 5:00 Mass.

On Sunday morning, we welcomed our scouts to the 9:00 Eucharist and and a delicious pancake breakfast following.

Thanks be to God for all the people we welcome to our Sunday Eucharist.