Monday, February 20 : Saint Gregory the Great
We must now look at what he said to the blind man as he came near: “What do you want me to do for you?” Was one who could restore light ignorant of what the blind man wanted? But he wants to be asked for what he already knows; we shall request and he will grant. He counsels us to be untiring in our prayers, and yet he says: “For Your Father knows what you need before you ask him” (Mt 6:8). And so he questions that we may ask him, he questions to rouse our hearts to prayer. (…) The blind man does not ask the Lord for gold, but for light. He sets little store by asking anything but light (…) Let us imitate him, dearly beloved (…) Let us not ask the Lord for deceitful riches, or earthly gifts, or passing honors, but for light. And let us not ask for light shut up in one place, or limited by time, or ending with the coming of night. The beasts behold such light just as we do. Let us ask for the light which we can see with angels alone, light without beginning or end. The way to this light is faith. Hence Jesus immediately says to the blind man who is to be enlightened: “Raise your eyes, your faith has saved you.”
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