And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
| 1 Peter 2: 2 - 5, 9 - 12 |
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| 2 | Like newborn babes, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up to salvation; |
| 3 | for you have tasted the kindness of the Lord. |
| 4 | Come to him, to that living stone, rejected by men but in God’s sight chosen and precious; |
| 5 | and like living stones be yourselves built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. |
| 9 | But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. |
| 10 | Once you were no people but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy but now you have received mercy. |
| 11 | Beloved, I beseech you as aliens and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh that wage war against your soul. |
| 12 | Maintain good conduct among the Gentiles, so that in case they speak against you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation. |
| Psalms 100: 2 - 5 |
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| 2 | Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! |
| 3 | Know that the LORD is God! It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. |
| 4 | Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him, bless his name! |
| 5 | For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures for ever, and his faithfulness to all generations. ———————————————————————— |
| Mark 10: 46 - 52 |
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| 46 | And they came to Jericho; and as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, Bartimae’us, a blind beggar, the son of Timae’us, was sitting by the roadside. |
| 47 | And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” |
| 48 | And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” |
| 49 | And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart; rise, he is calling you.” |
| 50 | And throwing off his mantle he sprang up and came to Jesus. |
| 51 | And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Master, let me receive my sight.” |
| 52 | And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way. |
We must understand then, that even though God doesn’t always give us what we want, He always gives us what we need for our salvation.
— St Augustine
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