by Marcia Sanders
“Wow! Jesus healed so many people when He was here on earth,” David said. “Blind, deaf, mute, paralyzed, lame, demon possessed. He was one busy guy.”
Jason smiled. “But do you know which story is my favorite?”
David thought for a moment. “Was it the lame man who had been trying to get into the pool at Siloam all those years, but someone always beat him to it?”
“Nope. My favorite is the guy who had been blind all of his life — from birth! Can you imagine never seeing your mom’s or dad’s face?”
David stared into space. “No, I can’t imagine it. Is that why it’s your favorite story — because he had been blind his entire life?”
“Not really. I like the stuff afterward. I mean, some of the people weren’t sure it was the same man. They were arguing among themselves because they were so shocked that he could see. Then they dragged him before the Pharisees, as if they could explain something that they had not even witnessed.”
“Yeah,” David laughed. “Those Pharisees couldn’t get past the fact that it had happened on the Sabbath. As if they could have healed the man on any day. Then they tried to say that the guy had not really been blind! But too many people had known him. They couldn’t pull that one.”
Jason grinned. “Then they dragged in the guy’s parents — and he was a grown man! But the parents had a great answer: ‘He is of age; ask him.’”
“Yeah.” David nodded. “And when they did ask him, he had an equally good response. They tried to get the guy to say that Jesus had sinned because He healed on the Sabbath. I love how the man basically said, ‘Whether He’s a sinner, I don’t know. But I do know this: I was blind, but now I see.’”
Both boys were laughing as Dad came into the room. “OK, what has gotten you two going?”
“Would you believe we were just reading about the miracles of Jesus?” David asked.
“Well, while I enjoy studying them, I’ve never found them funny,” Dad replied.
“Oh no, sir,” Jason spoke up quickly. “We weren’t laughing at Jesus or the miracle He performed. We just love how confused those Jewish leaders were. They wanted to condemn Him for healing on the Sabbath, but Jesus was performing amazing miracles that they had never seen before. They were so out of their element.”
“I’ll have to agree with you there,” Dad said. “They didn’t know how to respond to Christ, and, unfortunately, too many people today still don’t know what to do with Him. They can’t seem to just simply trust Him.”
David grew serious. “But we trust Him, right?” “We do.” Dad smiled reassuringly. “And maybe our trust will help others come to trust Jesus too.”
