Good morning. Back to the blind man: The Pharisees couldn’t figure out Jesus, and so they asked the blind man what he thought about Jesus. He is a prophet. Watch as we go through this – his opinion about Jesus changes. Right now he is in the afterglow of the healing, and so he thinks the world of Jesus. Anyone would. Just like today when a miracle happens, the Pharisees did not believe that he had been born blind. They thought there was some logical explanation why he was healed. After all there had been people who had sight; temporarily lost it; and then regained their sight; but they had never heard of anyone who had been born blind receiving their sight. So they questioned his parents to make sure he was actually born blind; and if so, how could he now see? They confirmed that he had been born blind, but they refused to speculate on how he had been healed, because if they said that Jesus was the Christ, they would be put out of the synagogue. That was a horrific thing to happen to one who was a faithful Jew. So they told the Pharisees to ask their son. Therefore they interrogated the man again. Give glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner. A little while ago he had said that Jesus was a prophet; now he begins to waiver. Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see. He is behaving the way most of us would. If we were healed of a lifelong ailment, we probably wouldn’t be concerned about the spiritual status of the one who healed us. We will finish this next time. Father thank You that we know the One who heals us and Your spiritual status. Minister Your healing touch to the reader and his/her family.

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