THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B

First Reading Jer 31:7-9   The Lord declares himself a father to Israel.
Second Reading Heb 5:1-6 The Lord himself calls those who are to serve.
Gospel Mk 10:46-53    Jesus gives sight to Bartimaeus.

Have you thought? On the side of the road ...

When Jesus encounters Bartimaeus he is sitting by the side of the road – a reject of society sitting off to the side as the world passes him by. There are times in all of our lives when we feel like this: hurt; ashamed; unloved; rejected; cast aside. It is at these moments in our lives that Jesus really wants to ‘break through’ into our experience. If we allow ourselves to hear his voice calling us to him, then we too can ‘throw off our cloak’ – our old life – and join him on the road.

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