09.22.24 - Mark XXI - Works in Progress

As we return to the Gospel of Mark (8:22-33), we come upon the climax of the gospel so far in a double story that once again provides lenses for greater understanding past the nuts and bolts of “just” another healing. A blind man is healed in stages, from a primitive level of sight to full clarity. This process is a symbol of our own journey and that of the disciples, whose clarity of sight is evidenced in the companion story in which Peter declares Jesus to be the Messiah. We are also works in progress, with the truth of Jesus’ identity (and ours) ever evolving at His hands.

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