When I read John 9 I immediately
thought of the summer camp for disabled boys that I have helped out on for the
last five years, where many of the boys there have had physical disabilities
since birth. I often think why God has given them certain disabilities, some
quite painful and others more frustrating than painful. This has been planned
by God as in v3. I then think of all the good things that have come out of
their lives: the people they’ve met, other more able-bodied people whose lives
they have touched and brought together with others. It is amazing how God
creates all these relationships and builds up community for his glory.
The joy that some of these boys have
on this camp is quite amazing. They know, just as the blind man in John 9, that
they need help from others and willingly accept it. Do we come to Jesus with
open arms for healing in our lives?
Jesus came to close our sinful eyes
and open them again in godliness so we can see the wonders of his creation. The
way Jesus ends this passage in v41 is quite a profound statement.
(member of student team)