"And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you? They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him."
This lesson is another example of the loving compassion of Jesus Christ and further demonstrates His divine healing power.
We should take note of how Jesus responded to those two blind men as well as to the crowd that followed him. Even though the crowd scolded the blind men and tried to usher Jesus away from them, He turned aside and took the time to help them.
In today's societal rush, it is very easy for us to miss, or simply ignore, the muted sound of those who are weak and in need. We should always react just as Jesus did in the above example, we should ignore the noise of the crowd always listen carefully for the cries of the weak. We should always turn aside and do all we can to ease the suffering of the lost, no matter what the circumstance.
"Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up," " Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away." "And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity." (1 Corinthians 13:1-4,8,13)~
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