Reflection - 61 

As we are in the final months of the year of mercy let us ponder this gospel passage in connection with mercy. This gospel passage clearly says how we can become merciful. Jesus was walking through Jericho. We know the specialty of Jericho. Jericho is far away from Jerusalem which is the land of God. We know the story of the Good Samaritan. The man of that parable was also going to Jericho. Jericho in other words we can say that it is a symbol of going away from God, away from God means the presence of darkness or sin. So we can say that this incident happened in the land of darkness or sin. We can also say that Jesus was reaching out to those people who are away from God. So in this year of mercy Jesus asks us to reach out to the people who are away from God.

Jesus was crowded. So many people were also walking with Jesus. Amidst those howling two blind people who were sitting in the way side cried out to Him “Christ son of David, have mercy on us.” People shouted at them saying keep silence. But they continue the same. Then Jesus heard them, called them and asked them “what I want to do for you?” this is the second step that we also want to take. There will be so much howling around us, even though our ears should be too keen to hear the shouting of the people or the crying of the people. Jesus before the blind people say what their need is asked them what I want to do for you. This should be out attitude also. We should be like Jesus ever ready to help others, without making them say what they need, we should understand it earlier.

The next action happened there was Jesus had compassion on them. The problem of the modern world is hard heart. People are self centered and they do not worry about the problems of others. They only care their needs not the needs of others. People today not even know how is staying near to them. Jesus asks us to be owners of soft heart, or a compassionate heart. Only a compassionate heart can feel the pain of others and help others.

So dear friends let us meditate upon these points and become more compassionate in life.

Bro. Jithin Simon