[Grem] *****SPAM(5.2)***** Gospel meditation

[Emoke Greschik]

Friends, in today’s Gospel, *Jesus heals a blind man.* *Physical blindness
is an evocative symbol of* *the terrible blindness of the soul that all of
us sinners experience*. *When the pusilla anima (small soul) reigns, when
the imago Dei*
*(image of God) is covered over, we see within the narrow spectrum of our
fearful desires. *

*Blind Bartimaeus, sitting helplessly by the road outside of Jericho
begging for alms and attention*, *expresses this hopeless and darkened-over
state of* *soul. When he hears that Jesus of Nazareth is in the vicinity,
he begins to cry out, “Son of David, have pity on me.” *The original Greek
here is *eleēson me*, beautifully reflective of the liturgical cry of the
Church, *Kyrie eleison*,
* Lord have mercy. Bartimaeus gives voice to the prayerful groaning of the
whole people of God for release from the imprisonment of the small soul. *


*Though he is reprimanded by the crowd, Bartimaeus continues to shout,
until finally Jesus calls out to him. This is the summons that echoes from
the very depths of one’s own being, the call of the magna anima (great
soul), the invitation to rebirth and reconfiguration. Inspired by this
voice and convinced that he has discovered the pearl of great price, the
unum necessarium (one thing necessary), Bartimaeus jumps up and comes to
Jesus. *


*Imádkozzál érettünk, Istennek szent Anyja!  Hogy méltók lehessünk Krisztus
ígéreteire!  Könyörögjünk! Kérünk téged, Úristen, öntsd lelkünkbe szent
kegyelmedet, hogy akik az angyali üzenet által szent Fiadnak, Jézus
Krisztusnak megtestesülését megismertük, az ő kínszenvedése és keresztje
által a föltámadás dicsőségébe vitessünk! Krisztus, a mi Urunk által. Ámen.*
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