Daily Inspiration

“As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus, sat by the roadside begging. On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.” And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he kept calling out all the more, “Son of David, have pity on me.” Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take courage; get up, Jesus is calling you.” He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus. Jesus said to him in reply, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man replied to him, “Master, I want to see.” Jesus told him, ‘Go your way; your faith has saved you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way.” -Mark 10:46-52

Bartimaeus cried out to Christ not in a quiet voice, but loudly, repeatedly, and from the depth of his soul. Bartimaeus (his friends probably called him Bart) could see the Lord through the eyes of his soul and called to Him. No one in the crowd could see Jesus as Bart did; no one helped Bart up and brought him closer to Christ.  Every day we are going to be either like Bart or a member of the crowd. Will we be blind to the Lord walking past, will we cry out to God from the depth of our soul, like never before, or will we hear the cry from a wounded soul and help him up, and bring him closer to Christ?

Saint Justin Martyr, pray for us.   

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Jesus, I trust in you!