Lord Jesus, touch our eyes,
    as you did those of the blind;
then we shall see
    in things that are visible
    those things which are invisible.

Lord Jesus, open our ears,
     heal our wounds and purify our lives,
     as you did those who came to you;
then we shall hear and perceive what is true
     amidst the sounds of the world,
     and find wholeness in ourselves.

after Origen, 185—254, Alexandrian Theologian

 

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They came to Bethsaida, 

    and some people brought a blind man 

    and begged Jesus to touch him. 

He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. 

When he had spit on the man’s eyes 

    and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, 

    “Do you see anything?”
He looked up and said, 

    “I see people; they look like trees walking around.”
Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. 

Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, 

    and he saw everything clearly.