The 3 C’s of Bartimaeus: Crowd, Cloak and Conclusion
30th Sunday – Year B (Mk 10:46-52)
I thought I would start my sermon with, “True or False?” Are you ready? The following statements are based on the text of the gospel of today. If you agree to the following statements you simply raise your hands with an open palm, if you disagree with the statement then you show a clenched fist. So, true or false? Here we go…
1. The father of the blind man in today’s gospel was called, Timaeus (v.46).
2. Bartimaeus was not born blind (v.51).
3. Jesus hears our voices even when we pray amidst the noise of the crowd – amidst distractions (v.48).
4. The blind man went to Jesus naked (v.50).
5. The blind man was disobedient to the words of Jesus (v.52).
The gospel of today, the final section of […]