The Dawn of New Sight

Voice over by Carol San San Lwin

Isa 29:17-24; Psalm: 26; Mt 9:27-31

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, the Word of God today sings a song of glorious reversal. It speaks of a God who specializes in the impossible, who transforms our limitations and opens our eyes to the wonder of His saving work.

The Prophet Isaiah proclaims a future bursting with hope. “In a very little while,” he declares, Lebanon, a symbol of proud strength, will be transformed into a fertile field. This is an image of God’s grace remaking creation itself. But the true miracle is what happens to humanity: “The deaf shall hear… and the eyes of the blind shall see.” This is more than physical healing; it is a promise of spiritual enlightenment. A people who once walked in the darkness of error and despair will, in that day, “sanctify the Holy One of Jacob.” Tyrants and cynics will vanish, and those whose spirits once stumbled will be grounded in hope. God’s action will be so undeniable that it will end all grumbling and quicken every faithful heart.

This prophetic vision finds its living embodiment in the Gospel. Two blind men follow Jesus, crying out with the foundational prayer of the Advent season: “Son of David, have pity on us!” They acknowledge Him as the long-awaited Messiah. When Jesus questions their faith, they respond with a simple, profound declaration: “Yes, Lord.” Their physical blindness has not prevented them from seeing the truth of who He is. Moved by their faith, Jesus touches their eyes and says, “Let it be done for you according to your faith.” And their sight is restored. The prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled in a small village, as the blind see because they believed in the power of the Son of David.

The physical healing is a sign of the spiritual sight that Christ offers to all of us through Baptism and faith. We were once blind, walking in the darkness of sin, unable to perceive the truth of God. But Christ, the Light of the World, touches us through His grace and opens the eyes of our hearts. As the early Church Father, Saint Irenaeus, said, “The glory of God is man fully alive,” and this aliveness begins with seeing God and ourselves as we truly are.

This offers us immense comfort and strength. We all have areas of spiritual blindness—prejudices we cannot see, sins we minimize, or truths of our faith we fail to grasp. The Lord stands ready to heal us. The challenge is to imitate the blind men. We must persistently follow Christ, crying out in prayer, and affirming our trust in Him with a heartfelt, “Yes, Lord.”

How do we apply this? We must acknowledge our blindness and ask for the light of the Holy Spirit in prayer, especially before reading Scripture. We must also be agents of Christ’s healing for others, gently helping to remove the obstacles that keep them from seeing God’s love.

Let us pray with the confident faith of the blind men: “Son of David, have pity on us! Open our eyes to see Your presence in our lives, Your will in our struggles, and Your glory in Your Church.” For He who promised to make the blind see is faithful, and He will do it. Amen.