Sunday, May 25(12), 2025
Sunday of the Blind Man
Acts 16:16-34; Jn. 9:1-38                                                  

The simplicity of faith is standing against cunning faithlessness.  The faith of the blind man healed by Jesus has enlightened his mental eyes, and now he clearly sees the truth. 

Look how logical he is!  When asked, “What sayest thou of Him, that He hath opened thine eyes?”, he answers: “He is a prophet” [Jn. 9:17], that is, a messenger from God, endowed with a miraculous power.  A true conclusion beyond any doubt!  But the arrogant pundits would not see this truth, willing to turn away from its consequences.  And since that was impossible, they demand: “Give God the praise: we know that this Man is a sinner”.  The simplicity of faith cannot link these two things ─ miracle and sin ─ and says it openly: “Whether He be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see” [Jn. 9:24-25]. 

How could one argue against it?  But the faithlessness is stubborn and shameless enough to claim, against all evidence, that “we know not from whence He is”.  To that the sane logic of faith responds as follows: “Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence He is, and yet He hath opened mine eyes. Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth His will, him He heareth.  Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. If this Man were not of God, He could do nothing” [Jn. 9:29-33].  It would seem that they had no other choice except conceding to this conclusion.  But the arrogant faithlessness simply cannot stand the sane logic of faith: “Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out” [Jn. 9:34].

Now try to prove the truth of the faith to someone whose mind is corrupted by arrogance!  The unbelievers of all times are basically all alike.

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