Health has been on our minds for a while now. We’ve been paying more attention to our coughs and sneezes, and many of us have watched a friend or loved one struggle through a serious illness or disease. Sickness is a common experience of us all. It’s an unpleasant reminder that not all is right with the world around us; things aren’t as they are supposed to be. But we can be thankful that the Jesus in John 9 is our Lord and King, who is able to heal us! The story of the man born blind in John 9 is sometimes counted as the sixth great miracle in the fourth Gospel. Jesus and His disciples come upon a blind man sitting near the temple who was begging for food or money. This man couldn’t see, but the people who lived and worked in the area saw him every day and knew him well. The disciples asked Jesus whose sin caused the ailment, and Jesus responded in verse three: “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.” You know what happene...
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