Jesus was called the Son of David
"Beginning of sketch of human face"
As [Jesus] and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Mark 10:46-47
Ponder the blankness, the missing pieces of the face. Begin to fill them in. Let the visions come. Open yourself to the spirit blowing across the earth just as blind Bartimaeus did as Jesus walked by.
Who is this one who passes by, whose face we begin to see, this Jesus? In our blindness what do we call out?
Jesus Christ, is that you walking just ahead? Will you see me? Will you stop? If I could only see more clearly, if I could only love more dearly, if I could only follow more fearlessly, if I could only…. Heal me, have mercy on me, redeem me, Jesus Christ.
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