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Cover
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The
Father Speaks
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Siegfrid Binzler
SPECIAL:
Place
of Refuge
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Philip Yuson
Sharing
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Tintin Magbitang
Our
Faith
By Fr.
KJ Veeger, MSC
Surabaya
Corner
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Ramon Martillano
Sharing
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Carolle Bautista
Here's
the Latest
By
Tintin Magbitang
Reflection
Homily
by
Fr.
Martinus
God
Answers Prayers
By
Beth Manibog
Saint
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THE FATHER SPEAKS
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Healing of
a blind man. His name Bartimaeus. Mark 10: 46-52.
Bartimaeus, a beggar, sitting at the side of the road,
heard that Jesus was passing by. So he shouted: "Son of David,
Jesus, have pity on me." He was scolded by many. They told him to keep
quiet, but he only shouted all the louder. “Son of David have pity on
me.” Jesus stopped and said, "Call him here." – "What do you want me to
do for you?" “Rabbuni, the blind man said to Him, Master, let me see
again." Jesus said to him. 'Go, your faith has saved you.' And
immediately his sight returned and he followed Him along the road.
It is a wonderful
story, that St. Mark tells us. It teaches us something very important
about healing. Jesus activates the will and the power to be healed. We
have to formulate and phrase what we are asking for.
The story of
Bartimaeus is not just happening by chance. It is more. It is giving
witness of faith from the disciples of the early Christians. It tells us
that Jesus Christ is the life, the real life; and life in the full.
Jesus is the way to this aim. He wishes that we are saved. He wants to
be near to us. He touches people physically. Faith in Him bestows
salvation. Faith heals.
Bartimaeus has to ask himself, too : does he really
believe in Jesus' healing power. He has to word his wish clearly.
"Master, let me see again." This is what Jesus calls FAITH. It is almost
not a miracle. Because Jesus does not say: "I restore your sight".
Instead: ”Go, your faith has saved you.” Jesus wakes up the wish in
people to being healed. And their health being restored.
Jesus does not touch Bartimaeus. He tells him that his
faithful response to the call, and his understanding of his need, his
recognition of who Jesus is, his persistence of calling out for mercy
against the wishes of the crowd: all this has cured him
Whenever people
trust Him, that He can help, Jesus takes this trust as a sign of faith.
And so He grants the healing. Jesus does not just "grant" what we can do
with our own endeavor. He trusts in us that we have the power to
believe. He wakes up this strength in us, though always respecting our
freedom.
After being healed Bartimaeus is able to follow Jesus to
Jerusalem, on the way to the Cross. Bartimaeus began to understand the
way of Jesus and the way of others in their pains and anxieties and to
understand and accept his own sufferings. This is FAITH.
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