John 9:1-12 (NRSV)
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Chapter 9As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. Verse 2His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" Verse 3Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God's works might be revealed in him. Verse 4We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming when no one can work. Verse 5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world." Verse 6When he had said this, he spat on the ground and made mud with the saliva and spread the mud on the man's eyes, Verse 7saying to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which means Sent). Then he went and washed and came back able to see.
Verse 8The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar began to ask, "Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?" Verse 9Some were saying, "It is he." Others were saying, "No, but it is someone like him." He kept saying, "I am the man." Verse 10But they kept asking him, "Then how were your eyes opened?" Verse 11He answered, "The man called Jesus made mud, spread it on my eyes, and said to me, 'Go to Siloam and wash.' Then I went and washed and received my sight." Verse 12They said to him, "Where is he?" He said, "I do not know."
Tree of Life and Awesome Mystery
Devotion
Hymn Text:
"Give us eyes to see you clearly;
make us children of your light.
Give us hearts to live more nearly
as your gospel shining bright,
as your gospel shining bright."
Prayer
Gracious Lord, by the shining of your light you have called us to be children of the light and of the day. Be with us, we pray, when the darkness appears and the night draws near: guide our feet, hold our hand, be with us, help us stand— precious Lord, lead us home. Amen.
"Tree of Life and Awesome Mystery," text and music by Marty Haugen, is reprinted from "Renewing Worship Songbook 2003." Copyright (c)1984 GIA Publications, Inc., Chicago, IL. All rights reserved. Used with permission.