St Peters Orthodox Church

We see in the Luke 18 Jesus, with the multitude of His followers, drawing near to Jericho. There a blindman hears the noise and finds out that Jesus is coming. He cries out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me." Some of Christ's followers tell him to "be quiet." So the blindman cries out all the louder, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" Jesus restores his sight and tells him that his faith made him well. This blindman's suffering had made him desperate to be relieve. And, he believe that Jesus was the only hope he had to have his sight restored. Have we had enough of our sufferings to press toward Christ when our enemy and our own fallen humanity tell us to "be quiet?"