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In order to succeed in it (prayer), it should be done when we first awaken, when our whole being
is calm and recollected. We need to make our meditation before anything else.
                                                                                                          – Saint Peter Julian Eymard (1811-1868)

Today’s gospel reading reminds us not to be Christian means to be a beggar. We are never to be ashamed to beg, cry out and make petitions to Our Lord despite persecutions, humiliations and our own very real limitations. In a world that continually suggests that we go somewhere else for our needs, let us never forget, we are always to turn to Jesus.

Where do you go for help?

When you are stressed, financially strapped, just out of an argument, when you have been betrayed by a co-worker or disappointed with your boss – where do you go for help? What do you turn to? Many turn to a glass of wine, a little bit of gossip, plug into the television or social media…   Others pursue answers through yoga, self help or a myriad of other sources.

Let Bartimaeus be your new hero! A beggar who turned to Christ…

MK 10:46-52

As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd,
Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus,
sat by the roadside begging.
On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth,
he began to cry out and say,
“Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.”
And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent.
But he kept calling out all the more,
“Son of David, have pity on me.”
Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”
So they called the blind man, saying to him,
“Take courage; get up, Jesus is calling you.”
He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus.
Jesus said to him in reply, “What do you want me to do for you?”
The blind man replied to him, “Master, I want to see.”
Jesus told him, “Go your way; your faith has saved you.”
Immediately he received his sight
and followed him on the way.

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