Sunday, 3/6/16
You should let this story of the man born blind play out as scenes
in the theater of your mind.
Scene One: You picture
a market place in Jerusalem, It is Friday afternoon just before the sunset brings
on the Sabbath rest. The Pharisees enter the market for a proclamation.
Pharisees: It has been declared by the Sanhedrin that anyone
who acknowledge Jesus to be the Messiah
would be cast out of the synagogue.
People: What a cruel punishment. But look, the sun is about
to set. Let’s gather up our wares! .
Man Born Blind: Would someone please lead me into the
synagogue.
People: Don’t be foolish. Born blind, you are born in sin.
The synagogue’s not for you.
Scene Two: The Man
Born Blind had been left alone, when Jesus and his disciples come on.
Disciples, Master, who has sinned, this man or his parents
that he should be born blind?
Jesus: Neither this
man nor his parents had any particular sin. He is here to reveal God's work.
(Jesus then spat in the dust, making clay that he spread on the eye sockets, commanding him,)
Jesus Go, wash in the pool of Siloam! (The man stumbles off to wash. As Jesus
leaves.)
Scene three: The people
come out from the synagogue. The Man comes back, seeing.
People: Isn’t that the Man Born Blind?. . It is. . . But it can’t be. No one born blind sees.
Man I am he.
People Just supposing you are, . . how has this
happened?
Man The man called Jesus made mud with his
saliva, smearing it on my eyes.
People We cannot accept this. The Pharisees
have banned followers of Jesus. This man must be brought to the Pharisees.
Scene
four: The Man Born Blind is put on trial before the Pharisees. They have
him describe what happened.
Pharisees That Jesus, by rubbing clay on your eyes violated
the Sabbath rest is a sinner.
Man Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t
know. But, I was blind, but now I see.
Scene five: The Pharisees question the parents
of the Man.
Parents We know he is our son. And we know he was
born blind. But, as to how he now sees, we do mot know. He is of age. Ask him.
Scene six: They dismiss the parents, and
call back the son, again asking him what Jesus did for him..
Man Why do you want to hear again? Do you want to be his disciples?
Pharisees We are disciples of Moses. We don’t know
where this man comes from.
Man That is surprising that you do not
know where this man came from, yet he opened my eyes. If this man were not from
God he would not have been able to do anything.
Pharisees You were born in sin, yet you presume to
teach us? Guards. Throw this man out!
Scene seven:
Now, even the people of the marketplace shun the man born blind. He is all
alone
when Jesus comes up on him.
Jesus
Do you believe in the Son of Man?
Man
Who is he, sir?
Jesus
It is he who is speaking to you.
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