MISSED MIRACLES

John 9
How many miracles do I miss by getting fixated on an issue and defending my
position on that issue; or by being angry because something happened to me; or by just not attending to a specific situation or my life in general? How many miracles do I miss?

The man in this story was born blind. Jesus heals him and he is able to see for the first time in his life. That immediately puts him in the middle of a controversy between the Pharisees, his parents, his neighbors, and Jesus. No one rejoiced that he could now see. Since he was a beggar no one cared about him at all, except Jesus. The disciples used him as a theological question. The Pharisees used him as one more sticking point to nab Jesus How many miracles do I miss by getting fixated on an issue and defending my with. Even his parents seemed unaffected by his new sight. Rather than being celebrated, he was cast out.

Jesus found the man. This time he offered him more than his physical sight. This time Jesus gave him eternal life. The man’s testimony was simple; “One thing I know, that though I was blind, now I see.”

The disciples, the Pharisees, the people all around this man missed the miracle. The man wasn’t seeking, wasn’t schooled, and wasn’t sophisticated. He was simple. He was simple in his response to the Pharisees; “one thing I do know…” and he was simple in his response to Jesus; “And who is he that I might believe n him?” Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and it is he who is speaking to you.” The man simply said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshipped him.

Prayer: Lord, keep me from being blind to the miracles you do all around me. Keep me simple in my vision and in my words. Amen