The Gentle Healer came into our town today.
He touched blind eyes and the darkness left to stay.
More than the blindness, He took their sins away.
The Gentle Healer came into our town today.

The Gentle Healer of which Michael Card speaks is the Jesus I want to know. The 9th Chapter of John is a kind of showdown for Jesus. He heals a blind man and encounters the wrath of the powers that be. Come, let's listen in on this drama involving the disciples, an unnamed blind man, Jesus, the community, the parents, and the religious authorities of the day.

A BLIND MAN SEES. One who has never seen the light of day, the colors of trees, the face of a friend, is treated by Jesus with mud pies which when washed off in the pool of Siloam empowers eyesight he never dreamed possible. Even a casual read…