Thriving: Seeing in the Dark (Jn. 9:1-41) Chris Altrock – January 31, 2016
1 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” (Jn. 9:1-2 ESV)
Sometimes, when darkness falls in life, all we can see is the darkness. We are often blinded by the darkness. When faced with situations of suffering, it’s often difficult for us to see any meaning or purpose in it.
That was true in this case. This man has been blind from birth. And when the disciples see it, all they can see is darkness. They want to analyze it. They want to scrutinize it. They don’t even really see the man. They just see his condition. His suffering. They are blinded by the darkness.
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