Lent 4A
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The encounter of the sighted man born blind with the Pharisees reminds us that the grace of God is something radically transcendent.
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For this week’s reflection on the gospel, we must engage the physical and metaphorical meanings of seeing: and what it means to do both.
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Several chapters ago, the leaders began conspiring to kill him. Now Jesus is confronting their theological convictions.
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This story is less about the miracle of giving sight to the blind, but the way the leaders avoid seeing grace.
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When Jesus gives sight to the man born blind, faith leaders try to destroy all the good that Jesus is doing.
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The story of Jesus healing a man’s blindness should be joyous. Instead, faith leaders are making everyone miserable.