From Mark. 8: 22-26
Comes to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man to him and ask him to touch him.
He, taking the blind man by the hand, led him out of the village and, spitting in his eyes, laid his hands on him and asked him: does he see what?
He looked and said: I see people passing by like trees.
Then he again laid his hands on his eyes and told him to look. And he healed and began to see everything clearly.
And he sent him home, saying: do not go into the village and do not tell anyone in the village.
Iannuariy (Ivliev) archimandrite
Interpretation of a group of verses: Mark: 8: 22-25
Blindness was and remains to this day, the curse of the East. Obviously, the infection was spreading everywhere, and blindness was the scourge. This episode is only cited by Mark and has some very interesting points. Jesus used methods that a blind man could understand. In the ancient world, they believed in the healing properties of saliva.
Only this one miracle happened in several stages. Usually miracles were performed suddenly and completely at once. This time, the sight returned gradually. This is a symbolic truth. No one can see the whole truth of God at once.
One of the dangers that lie in wait for the so-called 'neophytes', that is, new converts, is that a person inspires himself with the idea that, since he has decided to turn to Christ, he has already become ripe Christian.
But a truly mature Christian knows that he needs to convert to Christianity, so to speak, anew every day! Through the grace of God, man can learn throughout his life, and yet it will take him eternity to know God as God knows him.
With his story about the miracle of healing a blind man in Bethsaida, Mark reminds all spiritually “blind” that Jesus Christ can open blind eyes. Even if not immediately, as happened to the blind man of our history.
Prepared by the rector of St. Nicholas Church Archpriest Roman Romanov
Comes to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man to him and ask him to touch him.
He, taking the blind man by the hand, led him out of the village and, spitting in his eyes, laid his hands on him and asked him: does he see what?
He looked and said: I see people passing by like trees.
Then he again laid his hands on his eyes and told him to look. And he healed and began to see everything clearly.
And he sent him home, saying: do not go into the village and do not tell anyone in the village.
Iannuariy (Ivliev) archimandrite
Interpretation of a group of verses: Mark: 8: 22-25
Blindness was and remains to this day, the curse of the East. Obviously, the infection was spreading everywhere, and blindness was the scourge. This episode is only cited by Mark and has some very interesting points. Jesus used methods that a blind man could understand. In the ancient world, they believed in the healing properties of saliva.
Only this one miracle happened in several stages. Usually miracles were performed suddenly and completely at once. This time, the sight returned gradually. This is a symbolic truth. No one can see the whole truth of God at once.
One of the dangers that lie in wait for the so-called 'neophytes', that is, new converts, is that a person inspires himself with the idea that, since he has decided to turn to Christ, he has already become ripe Christian.
But a truly mature Christian knows that he needs to convert to Christianity, so to speak, anew every day! Through the grace of God, man can learn throughout his life, and yet it will take him eternity to know God as God knows him.
With his story about the miracle of healing a blind man in Bethsaida, Mark reminds all spiritually “blind” that Jesus Christ can open blind eyes. Even if not immediately, as happened to the blind man of our history.
Prepared by the rector of St. Nicholas Church Archpriest Roman Romanov
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