Friday, August 16, 2013

"My teacher, let me see again."

In today’s Daily Prayer of the Church, we hear from the Gospel according to Mark where we hear how powerful one’s faith can be:
 
They came to Jericho. As he 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!’ Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, ‘Son of David, have mercy on me!’ Jesus stood still and said, ‘Call him here.’ And they called the blind man, saying to him, ‘Take heart; get up, he is calling you.’ So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. Then Jesus said to him, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ The blind man said to him, ‘My teacher, let me see again.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Go; your faith has made you well.’ Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way.  (Mk. 10:46-52).
 
“Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”  That is something each and every one of us can shout at the top of our lungs along with Bartimaeus.  Each of us has something that blinds us.  For some it may be their past, for some it could be their upbringing, for others it could be a prejudice, and for some it could be selfishness.  When Jesus asks us, “What do you want me to do for you?” make sure you respond, “My teacher, let me see again.” 
 
Let us pray: Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask; through the worthiness of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
 
CALENDAR REMINDERS
 
Adult Christian Education every Sunday at 11:00 a.m.: Contemporary Moral Issues.
 
Sunday, 25 August at 9:00 a.m. the Feast of St. Augustine will be celebrated with Eucharist Rite II and a pot luck lunch after.  This is the 129th anniversary of our church community.  We will also have our “Blessing of the Backpacks” for all of those returning to school.
 
Retreat on 19-22 September 2013 at Holy Cross Monastery led by the Rev. Dr. Tom  Bain, “Standing at the Center with God and Ourselves.”  Here is a link to the website:
 
Please remember everyone on our Prayer List especially Jim Reagan and all of those who are starting college and will be away from home for the first time.
 
Your servant in Christ,
 
The Rev. Chester J. Makowski
St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church
Galveston, Texas 77550

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