Faith+ICS+LV

__November 17th, 2014__

Gospel:
__Luke 18:35-43__ As Jesus approached Jericho a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging, and hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what was happening. They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” He shouted, “Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!” The people walking in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent, but he kept calling out all the more, “Son of David, have pity on me!” Then Jesus stopped and ordered that he be brought to him; and when he came near, Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?” He replied, “Lord, please let me see.” Jesus told him, “Have sight; your faith has saved you.” He immediately received his sight <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">and followed him, giving glory to God. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">When they saw this, all the people gave praise to God.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reflection:
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">In the Gospel, A man named Jericho is blind and he is begging Jesus for mercy to make him see again. He is calling his name and telling everyone that he is coming. The people that are with Jesus are telling him to be silent, but the man did not listen and he kept calling for Jesus. Jesus then stopped and noticed the man, he asked the people to bring him to him and asked what he wanted. He asked to have sight back and that's what Jesus did. He said " Your faith has saved you." He then carried on with the man and the people then praised glory to God! What Jesus is teaching us about this passage is that we should never take anything for granted, and that we should always pray to the lord. If we simply ask him for something he will give it to us because he cares. This relates on people's everyday lives because some people never take the time to pray to God and thanking him for how grateful we are for what we have, and he pays attention to that.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">People can live out the teachings of our gospel by saying a quick prayer to ask God to watch over them for the beginning of the new day. Even a little 3-5 minute prayer counts, as long as you talk to him, he's happy, and he reply's back. Some people who come into a lot of trouble or danger get mad at the Lord and say that he doesn't like them, But that is not true. Sometimes the lord warns you when danger happens, sometimes bad things happen, but whatever it is, something good will come out of it, but you just don't know that until it happens. God does stuff to us for a reason, he has a plan for us and whatever happens it's his plan, unless we can change the decisions that we make and that will lead us to heaven. The reason why we need to live this message is because God knows what will happen to us and he knows that we can change it, he is watching out for us 24/7 and no matter how many people in the world there are he is always looking out for us!

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Summary:
The man believed in God and he was asking for mercy and peace do be in is life because he has probably been getting rejected and bullied, and he probably didn't want to live that way anymore, so when he heard that Jesus was coming he probably wanted to ask God why he did this to him, and he must have wanted to live a better and easier life just by seeing. God says good things happen if you just ask for it in a nicely manner. He cares for us and he wants the best for us, so that's probably why the man kept calling and praising for God because he believes in him. We should always follow that example!

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Prayer:
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">O beautiful and most gracious Lord. We thank you for giving us another beautiful day here on Earth! We pray to you to continue looking after us and to keep us healthy, We love you Lord and we also pray to those who are in danger and are sick or suffering, We pray to those who cannot find the path to you and we want you to help them. Give us strength to do what we do that is right and continue leading us to the right path, which is to Heaven! We pray to you Lord. Amen.