Transforming Faith - Part I

Don Hamer is on professional development leave until May 15. He is writing occasional posts to this blog to share some of his experiences.


As he walked along, Jesus saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned, he was born blind so that God's works might be revealed in him. . . [Jesus] spat on the ground and made mud with the saliva and spread the mud on the man's eyes, saying to him, "Go, wash in in the pool of Siloam (which means "Sent"). Then he went and washed and came back able to see. John 9

The Gospel passage appointed for today's Daily Office raises a number of issues, but today I invite you to focus on just one: How willing and open are you to trust in the transforming power of God? Today's story stands in stark contrast to the story of Naaman (2 Kings 5) who, as a mighty commanding officer felt demeaned when Elisha proposed to cure his leprosy by washing in the Jordan River and had to be convinced to try the simple solution of trusting in God's power. The blind man in today's story, having endured a lifetime as a beggar, was totally open to place himself in the power of God, and in an instant, it transformed his life. The point here is not, as the disciples supposed, why the man is blind, but how his life can be transformed by faith in the love of God in Jesus Christ.


What would be one act of faith that might transform your life today?


Have a blessed day! Your brother in Christ, Don+