Lectio Divina: For the 30th Week in Ordinary Time

Please read slowly and reflectively.

Slowly count to five at the end of each line.

A READING FROM THE GOSPEL OF JESUS ACCORDING TO MARK (FIRST READER ONLY)

AS JESUS WAS LEAVING JERICHO/

A BLIND MAN SAT BY THE ROADSIDE BEGGING./

HE BEGAN TO CRY OUT AND SAY/

“JESUS, SON OF DAVID, HAVE PITY ON ME.”/

MANY REBUKED HIM, TELLING HIM TO BE SILENT./

BUT HE KEPT CALLING OUT ALL THE MORE/

“SON OF DAVID HAVE PITY ON ME.”/

JESUS STOPPED AND SAID , “CALL HIM.”/

SO THEY CALLED THE BLIND MAN, SAYING TO HIM,/

“TAKE COURAGE; GET UP, JESUS IS CALLING YOU.”/

HE SPRANG UP, AND CAME TO JESUS/

JESUS SAID TO HIM , “WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO FOR YOU?”/

THE BLIND MAN SAID”MASTER, I WANT TO SEE.”/

JESUS TOLD HIM, “GO YOUR WAY; YOUR FAITH HAS SAVED YOU.”/

IMMEDIATELY HE RECEIVED HIS SIGHT./