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Sunday of the Blind Man
- June 1,
2003
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bulletin messages] THE MANY FORMS OF "BLINDNESS" Today, the Sixth Sunday of Pascha, the Orthodox Church commemorates what is commonly called the Sunday of the Blind Man. A touching tale is related to us in the Gospel lesson, as we witness another miracle performed by Christ, Who gives sight to a man who had been blind from birth. How thrilling it must have been for this poor soul to have a whole new world opened up to him! How he must have rejoiced at his first experience of beholding the beauty of God's creation! Others, however, continued to exhibit another curious form of "blindness" long after this man was given the ability to see by our Lord. The Pharisees and scribes "closed their eyes" to the reality of this miraculous event! They refused to "see" the Hand of God in this matter. Instead, they insinuated that the Blind Man was lying: that perhaps he had his sight all along! The hardness of their hearts would not allow them to view Jesus for what He truly was: The Light that had come to enlighten the world. The message placed before us this Sunday is a simple one. Only Christ can open the "eyes of our souls" and make us children of light. Only Christ can illuminate and overshadow the darkness caused by sin, making visible to us the eternal joys of heaven. We must, therefore, never allow ourselves to be "blinded" by the pleasures of this world. If we are, however, temporarily afflicted in this manner, we would be wise to heed the advice placed before us in today's Kontakion Hymn: I come to You, O Christ, with the eyes of my soul as blind as those of the man born blind, and in repentance, I cry to You: You are the light of supreme brightness for all of those who are in darkness. |
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St. Nicholas Greek
Orthodox Church
1260 Davis Street - Church
986 Chapman Street - Office
San Jose,
California 95126