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Although the Gospels for this year are mostly taken from the Gospel of Matthew, for the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sundays of Lent in Cycle A they are taken from the Gospel of John. Today we will hear the story of the healing of the blind man to which we turn for insight in the spiritual life. For people in the Bible, isolation from the community was a form of death. Life was re-entry into the community. As we celebrate the blind man’s healing, we celebrate his acceptance and return to the community. What is it that needs healing in our lives? How do we need to change our hearts and let Christ’s gifts of freedom, light, and life enter us?

During this holy season of Lent, we examine and reflect upon our lives and call of God for aid. There are times in our lives when we feel alone—abandoned. We may ask ourselves, “Is the LORD in our midst or not?” For the next three weeks we will be hearing the Gospel of John. Today, as the Samaritan woman encounters Jesus; she has a life-changing experience of mercy. We, too can receive new life and life-giving water from the Word and sacrament in which we encounter Christ.

Each year on the Second Sunday of Lent, the Gospel is about the Transfiguration of Jesus. Today, we listen to Saint Matthew’s version. Jesus climbs a high mountain on which He is transfigured in front of His closest disciples. When Peter witnesses the Transfiguration of Jesus, and the appearances of Moses and Elijah, his first instinct is to “freeze the moment,” by providing tents for Jesus, Moses, and Elijah. However, that encounter, like any encounter with God’s majesty and providence, is not meant to be frozen or hidden in a tent. It is meant to move us forward in, and to act upon, our faith.

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