“And taking the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the village;” Mark 8:23
When I think of this picture of Jesus leading a blind man down the street many thoughts come to mind.
That blind man represents each one of us in our sinful lost state. There in the midst of a world of great beauty, the man was not able to see anything. Up till then the man was groping in the gloom and darkness of his situation unable to find his way alone. He would have perished in that state unless someone takes him by the hand and leads him.
In the same way Jesus came to this man in his blindness, He has come to each one of us, offering to take us by the hand.
He first gives us stability, then direction, leading us through the darkness and the dangers, to the place of healing where we can finally see Him.
Our task in our journey is to trust His guiding hand as He leads us to the place of our healing. Once there, we will be able to see and understand all that has been hidden by our blindness.
