The Blindness of Sin & The Sacrament of Penance



"What woulds't thou have me do for thee?" is what our Blessed Lord Jesus Christ asked the poor blind man who was sitting by the wayside . When the blind man heard that Jesus was approaching him and was passing by, he; despite of the rebukes of people cried out "Jesus, Son of David; have Mercy upon me". And Jesus, The Lover of Mankind; asked the people to bring him near and asked him what is witten above. 


Do you suppose; then my Brethren; He did not know the man was blind? Nay! For His Godhead NEVER PARTED FROM HIM BECAUSE OF HIS INCARNATION. HE WAS PERFECT GOD AND PERFECT MAN. But He wanted to hear it from the poor man. Ever seen little babies hungry and crying. Now, all you mothers are well aware when your child needs to eat but yet the child cries. Sometimes, you have to cry out in order to get The True Nourishment which is GOD Himself. 


Sin is Blindness, followed by the darkness of Guilt. As long as you won't cry out, how then do you expect The Divine Physician to heal you? Confession or The Sacrament of Penance is just that call, "Jesus Son of David, have Mercy upon me". Go to Confession often. Think of the poor people who don't even have Priests or Confessors or even a Church. Even a little sin is bad. It is stench.  It is garbage.

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