Jesus heard that they had driven him out, and when he found him, he said, ‘Do you believe in the Son of Man?’ He answered, ‘And who is he, sir? Tell me, so that I may believe in him.’ Jesus said to him, ‘You have seen him, and the one speaking with you is he.’ He said, ‘Lord, I believe.’ And he worshipped him. Jesus said, ‘I came into this world for judgement so that those who do not see may see, and those who do see may become blind.’ Some of the Pharisees near him heard this and said to him, ‘Surely we are not blind, are we?’ Jesus said to them, ‘If you were blind, you would not have sin. But now that you say, “We see”, your sin remains (John 9:35-41).
This occurs after Jesus heals a blind man. In this passage seeing is recognizing Jesus and being open to him. And in essence being open to Jesus is to give our lives to him and seek to follow his teachings to love God, neighbor, self and enemy.
A part of following Jesus is the realization that some of the means of grace such as Holy Communion, teaching, reading of God's word, and support groups for keeping the faith are in the church.
You are invited to Arlington UMC if you are looking for a place to come.
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