The sermon today is from the Gospel of Mark, the 10th chapter, verses 51 and 52. "And Jesus said to him, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ And the blind man said to him, ‘Master, let me receive my sight.’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Go your way; your faith has made you well.’ "

Jericho is about as far away from Jerusalem

as a twenty minute drive.

It’s a mere fifteen miles.

That’s pretty close, unless you’re walking as Jesus was.

For him it was a day away, at most.

A good walker could cover it in four or five hours.

If a person took his time

it would take longer.

Jesus probably wasn’t in a hurry.

For three years he had headed toward Jerusalem,

and he knew what waited for him there.

He was only a day away, now,

and according to Mark,

this would be his last stop for a miracle.

After Bartimaeus, the cross.

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