Walking Trees

They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?”

He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.”

Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.Jesus sent him home, saying, “Don’t go into the village.” Mark 8: 22-26

I was in Sam's Club a couple of weeks ago. I purchased my glasses from them and I needed to get them adjusted. While Dan and Penny ventured through the store, I stood in front waiting for my glasses to get fixed. I have pretty poor eye sight and really need them to see.  I tried to figure out what I was looking at and make out the blobs of people pass by. I can see color and shapes but absolutely no detail unless it is about a foot from my face. It is hard to explain but I know my myopic friends understand. 


As I stood there,  I thought of one of the blind men Jesus healed. Some people brought him to Jesus for a healing. Jesus did an amazing healing that was kind of gross. He spit on his eyes and laid hands on him. When He asked if he saw anything, the blind man replied, "I see people; they look like trees walking around." As I thought about this, I was overcome. I am not blind. If I had to, I could function without my glasses. I wouldn't be able to drive nor fly a plane...yikes...but I could see. This man's sight was restored to my eye sight without my glasses. To not see and then be able to see as well as I do is an amazing miracle. I am sure if it ended there, the man would would have been overjoyed and ran away doing a heel click or two! But it doesn't end there.


Jesus puts his hands on this man's eyes again and his sight was restored....completely and clearly! 


When I think about this amazing miracle, I think about how Jesus doesn't just bring one miracle but many! Sometimes we get so myopic that we think that the restoration is complete. There is no more that He can do in us. But He says there is more. You just need to get a little dirtier before the complete healing comes. Or covered in more spit.


Then Jesus sends him home. A reminder that when we are touched by God the importance of sharing that touch with our families. We need to share so they can rejoice in the miracle. More importantly, sharing what God has done for us can open the blind eyes of the people closest to us to the possibility of miracles found in believing and surrendering to Jesus.


That is some goodness!