Let it be Done For You According to Your Faith: Seeing Through the Light of Christ

Let it be Done For You According to Your Faith: Seeing Through the Light of Christ Today’s Homily draws on the day’s readings . . . Isaiah’s prophecy, . . . . . . the psalm “The Lord is my light and my salvation,” and Matthew’s account of Jesus healing two blind men . . . to explore the deep spiritual meaning of sight, hearing, and faith. Physical blindness and deafness point to humanity’s deeper moral and spiritual inability to see and hear God. Isaiah shows that the coming of the Lord heals not only physical affliction, but the blindness and deafness of a world clouded by injustice, darkness, and moral confusion. In the Gospel, the two blind men follow Jesus not by sight but by attentive listening. Jesus does not stop for them immediately; instead, they must follow Him into “the house,” symbolizing both the Church on earth and the Father’s house in heaven. Only there does Jesus question their faith and open their eyes. Why that way? Hear more within the Homily. The Homily emphasizes that discipleship begins not with seeing but with hearing, and that true healing requires not only need, but faith in Christ’s goodness and power. Ultimately, in the Church . . . where Christ is present . . . we behold His face and receive the light that dispels our spiritual darkness. Listen to: Let it be Done For You According to Your Faith: Seeing Through the Light of Christ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Art Work The Healing of the Blind Man: French Painter: Nicolas Poussin: 1650 Another piece of art from this painter may be found on this website here and here. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why was this art work selected: The painting depicts Christ giving sight to the blind . . . a perfect visual parallel to the Gospel and the title’s focus on faith-enabled vision. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gospel Reading: Matthew 9: 27-31 First Reading: Isaiah 29: 17-24