Today, in the Gospel, a man born blind will be our companion and will help us to see clearly. This poor man has never known what it is to see. His world is darkness. More than that, he is sometimes despised for his condition, as if he himself is to blame, as if his blindness is a punishment from God. But that is not so, and Jesus plainly says so. This man will help us all now to come to see who Jesus really is, while those with sight, the people who think they know everything, will be revealed as unable to see. The blind man is now our teacher and our guide. The astonishing healing power of Jesus, he says, proves that He is doing God’s will: “Ever since the world began it is unheard of for anyone to open the eyes of a man born blind; if this man were not from God, he couldn’t do a thing.†Jesus is the light by which we see our way through this world. St. Paul’s advice today is: “Wake up from your sleep, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.†Let that brightness be seen in “complete goodness and right living and truthâ€. Let our darkness be dispelled every day by Jesus, the light of the world.