It took two attempts for Jesus to cure the blind man of Bethsaida. This causes us to pause and ask why, since in other cases, cures were instantaneous responses to the his touch or word. This cure is "a work in progress." After the first application of spittle, the man sees "people looking like trees walking." (Mk 8:24). After Jesus laid hands on his eyes a second time, the man saw clearly. (Mk 8:25).
Our own blindness often prevents us from seeing others as they are, they seem to us to be like "trees walking" We form opinions of them from things they say or do, the clothes they wear, the books they read or the movies they see. Although these things give us clues, do they allow us to know them really as they are? It takes a "second effort" and time for us to know them and see them clearly and distinctly. May God give us the patience he showed us with this cure, and encourage us to allow time for our eyes to be fully opened.
Bro Rene
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