For today’s reflection, we will continue reading from Mark’s Gospel. While our previous readings chronicled moments of learning for the disciples, today’s Gospel focuses on moments of learning for the crowds.

The reading begins as Jesus continues his journey to Jerusalem. Among the crowds that follow him is a blind man. Believing in Jesus as the Messiah, the man urgently calls out to him. At first, the crowd tries to silence him and keep him from reaching Jesus. But to the crowd’s surprise, Jesus tells them to call the man forward.

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