I am Bartimaeus

Blind, begging for mercy, stuck on the road to life, I am Bartimaeus. I attempt to cry out, but the world around me tells me to do things on my own.  I suffer from a myriad of character defects and sins that keep me ever so blind.  The world says. "heal yourself, you can do it on your own." Where is relief? I have suffered so long.

Suddenly in a moment of clarity I hear a voice beckoning me.  "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of everliving God, have mercy on me a sinner," I cry out.  Throwing aside my baggage and all that hinders me I approach the voice.

"What do you want to me to do for you" says  Jesus.

"I want to see." I reply.

Jesus replies, "Go your faith has healed you."

Gradually I begin to see the world around me.   There is so much to be done. The world does not revolve around me and my self-centeredness. There is need of mercy. There is a need to carry the message of healing to the blind.  And most of all there is a need to have faith everyday and understand that God is in charge.

I am Bartimaeus.