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“The blind man said to him, ‘My teacher, let me see again.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Go; your faith has made you well.'” (Mark 10:51, 52)
Faith gives to us the sight to see the rainbow through the rain.
Three times Jesus of Nazareth tried to impress upon his disciples the necessity of his passion and sacrifice on the cross. And Mark suggests that they never quite accept these terms of his messiahship.
It’s not too hard to understand the disciples’ persistent denial. Why was Jesus’ suffering necessary? How can the suffering and death of one man effect salvation for all of humanity? Not only is it hard to understand with the limitations of human logic, it is offensive to our interpretation of what is just and right and good.
However, such denial fails to take seriously the reality and gravity of sin and the unexplainable grace of God. Sin is a power present in every human life that threatens to separate us from all that is good and holy. And yet, the heavenly Father’s desire to share his holy and righteous life with the creation he calls good is so great that he has chosen to do whatever is necessary in our place and on our behalf so that we can live united with him. He suffered on the cross so that we can know his grace, mercy, and peace even in the midst of selfishness, inconsideration, and chaos.
We cannot explain this divine love. To experience its blessings, we accept it. And we learn in hindsight to trust it more and more.
Faith gives us the eyes to see the love that wilt not let us go.