Walk and Talk with the Lord #26

 We continue on our journey, walking and talking with Jesus on His way to Jerusalem in Mark 10: 

46 And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48 And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 49 And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart. Get up; he is calling you.” 50 And throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. 51 And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Rabbi, let me recover my sight.” 52 And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.

Blind Bartimaeus. He had been waiting and waiting, day after day, year after year, begging to live, and hoping for a miracle. When Jesus came walking by he went to begging for the miracle, repeating over and over again: "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" Eight simple words that express completely Who he thought Jesus to be and what he knew Jesus could do. Jesus stopped walking and said: "I want to talk to this guy." Jesus called for him. The blind man lived dangerously; he ran without fear of any obstacle in his way to Jesus, who asks him: "What do you want me to do for you?" Well, duh. Wasn't it obvious to Jesus? Again, the words of the man are few, yet profound: "Rabbi, let me recover my sight." Rabbi - teacher. The man was saying not only that he wanted to be healed, but that he could be healed and follow after Jesus, the Rabbi of Rabbis. Jesus did, and the man joined Jesus on His journey, listening to every word He said. Do we wait and anticipate times to walk and talk with Jesus? Do we just come with a list of what we want, or want to hear His every word? Do we understand He wants to walk with us as much as we do with Him?