becoming bartimaeus

Opening Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52

Journal: Put on your beggar’s clothes today and slip into the life of Bartimaeus.  What does he have to teach you?  What does he want you to know?  What is Jesus saying to you today through him? 

Reflection:

there is a beggar

inside each of us

dying to get out

longing to be set free

from the illusion of

strength and adequacy

a lowly pauper

waiting to be seen

and acknowledged

yearning to live out of

authentic dependence

neediness and weakness

instead of trying to

fool the world via

autonomy and control

but in order to make the leap

from falsehood to truth

we must be willing to

put on our beggar’s clothes

and allow the deepest cry

of our hearts to be

Lord, have mercy on me

only then do we have

any real hope of finding

genuine transformation

Pray

Closing Prayer: Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!