Rev. Donna Tourneur Contributed “What don’t you get?” Jesus asks. The same kind of question is asked to Nicodemus, who comes under the cover of night; to ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSThe same kind of question is asked to Nicodemus, who comes under the cover of night; to the woman as the well, who in the middle of the day understands clearly, and to the man born blind, whose vision of Jesus is unimpaired.
In his response, Jesus helps the audience understand that this is not about a punitive God, but more about coming to see who God is by experiencing God’s healing, inclusive love. The man born blind receives some kind of healing, and sees who Jesus is clearly, even when those looking on are still struggling with the cause of his blindness; and that someone must have sinned.
Perhaps though, it might be helpful to think about the kinds of sins that are carried over from our ancestors, and the way that seeing anew, inviting experience to teach us, might be calling to live as people of faith in this time. Consider for a moment the prejudices we have inherited, and maintained, perhaps due to our own ignorance and assumptions, perhaps because we like being a dominant majority.
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