Jesus, Touch Me Again
In Mark, Chapter 8, Jesus laid hands on a blind man and gave him sight; but the man was only "half-healed". And the all-knowing Jesus asked him "Okay, so how's that?" This story intrigues me. Here's a blind man who willingly puts his hand in the hand of The Man and is led out of town to be healed. Did he follow Jesus expecting something miraculous? Or did he blindly follow like his friends told him to? I visualize him shrugging with an "it can't hurt" attitude. But I wonder how he felt when Jesus touched him...Can you imagine his excitement as the Holy Spirit bubbled up in his gut? I imagine he was excited about receiving some sight, but when Jesus touched him again and he saw clearly? Surely, he went from being half blind to dumbstruck. Now try to imagine how it would have been if Jesus hadn't touched his eyes the second time. A little sight would be better than no sight, but this is Jesus we'r