What is it to see, really see? Thomas Hardy once said “There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something that isn't there.”
This week's lesson from the gospel of John is the story of Jesus giving sight to the man who was blind from birth. There is a lot about judgment in this lesson as the Pharisees judge Jesus of healing on the Sabbath, and Jesus’s disciples asking who sinned, the blind man, or his parents in reference to the man’s blind condition. What does Jesus mean when he says, "I came into this world for judgment so that those who do not see may see, and those who do see may become blind.?" Why does he tell the Pharisees who said "they see," that they sin, and those who are blind are without sin ? What do we see when we judge? How can we make better judgments? How can we see as God sees?
Compare your thoughts with The Rev. Kate Huey's "Learning to See - Reflections."
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