Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,


Often, when something unfortunate takes place in our lives, we attempt to find a reason. And so, in this Sunday’s Gospel, when the Disciples encounter a man born blind from birth, they ask the Lord, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” (John 9:2) At this time, it was believed that disabilities, illness, even the inability to have children, were the result of God’s displeasure. However, our Lord reframes their understanding, telling them: “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be made manifest in him” (John 9:3). Taking His spit and making clay from dust, Jesus anoints the man and tells him to go wash in the pool of Siloam, where his new eyes are opened.

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