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Saturday, April 16, 2011

Mark 10:46-47 (NRSV)

Read Mark 10:46-47 on biblegateway.com

Verse 46They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. Verse 47When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

Devotion

Lord Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me, the blind beggar cried. Imagine you are blind, homeless and hungry. You have been so since birth. Now the chance for life and healing is within your grasp. How would you pray this prayer? Would you mumble it? Would you politely pose it? No. You would do as anyone would do in such a circumstance. You would bowl over people and scream at the top of your lungs, "Lord, Jesus, have mercy on me!" The disciples were embarrassed. Jesus was not. He answers the prayer. He is not afraid of this man's desperate plea. Neither is he afraid of ours. We can come to him - in any circumstance.

Prayer

Lord Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. Amen.

Joel Wudel Vice President for Seminary Relations, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary