I Can't Keep It In!
advent to epiphany - day 6

Today’s readings: Isaiah 29:17-24; Matthew 9:27-31

¹⁷Soon—and it will not be very long—the wilderness of Lebanon will be a fertile field once again. And the fertile fields will become a lush and fertile forest. ¹⁸In that day deaf people will hear words read from a book, and blind people will see through the gloom and darkness. ¹⁹The humble will be filled with fresh joy from the LORD. Those who are poor will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. ²⁰Those who intimidate and harass will be gone, and all those who plot evil will be killed. ²¹Those who make the innocent guilty by their false testimony will disappear. And those who use trickery to pervert justice and tell lies to tear down the innocent will be no more.

²²That is why the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, says to the people of Israel, "My people will no longer pale with fear or be ashamed. ²³For when they see their many children and material blessings, they will recognize the holiness of the Holy One of Israel. They will stand in awe of the God of Israel. ²⁴Those in error will then believe the truth, and those who constantly complain will accept instruction.

Jesus Heals the Blind and Mute

²⁷After Jesus left the girl's home, two blind men followed along behind him, shouting, "Son of David, have mercy on us!"

²⁸They went right into the house where he was staying, and Jesus asked them, "Do you believe I can make you see?" "Yes, Lord," they told him, "we do."

²⁹Then he touched their eyes and said, "Because of your faith, it will happen." ³⁰And suddenly they could see! Jesus sternly warned them, "Don't tell anyone about this." ³¹But instead, they spread his fame all over the region.

The story of the two blind men cured is the story of all of us. We blindly go through life, missing the real story of love as we struggle to be Number One. But the One who saves can give each of us sight, if we are only willing to have faith. And when we see, how can we help but tell the world?
-- Catholic Update, “Advent Reflections: Longing for Peace”

taken from advent to epiphany: celebrating the Christmas Season

i am not catholic, but i have a friend in texas that made me think about this, and i think it is cool.

this is getting out late, sorry.