Posts Tagged ‘Desire – It’s name and meaning’

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Mark 10:46-52

 There are a number of ways, I think, in which we could approach this story of Jesus’ encounter with blind Bartimaeus:

• We could see it as a miracle story, which it certainly is, and compare it with other miracle stories in the gospels, especially with other miracles that involve healing.

• Or, we could see this story as a story of faith. Jesus commends Bartimaeus for his faith, and suggests that his strong and persistent belief was the catalyst for his healing.

• But there is a third possibility, and this is the one that I would choose this morning – and that is to approach this story as a story of desire – a story of our desire for God, and God’s desire for us.

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