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Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village.
Mark 8:23 NLT
I wonder how far they walked?
What did they talk about?
And can you sense the compassion...Jesus could've said to the man's friends or family to just bring him along, but he didn't. 
He could've healed him right there, but he didn't.
Jesus reached out, Jesus stepped towards him & took him by the hand.
Jesus reached out to him and met him in his infirmity.
Took him by the hand and they walked out of town together.
I wonder if he was thinking of the blind man, and just how dramatic it was going to be to be able to see, that he was taking him somewhere quieter, more private, where he could process his new sight slowly. Privately.
And maybe he was sending a message to those watching...this is how you meet people where they are at and walk with them.
Maybe it was something to do with the marginalised being kept outside the camp, and he was going with the man back outside the camp.
Jesus wasn't clamouring for the crowds, but was interested in the person in front of him, met him in his need, touched him, gently and quietly walked with him. 
This is how He loves us.
And how He calls us to love others.
#gospelofmark
#lovelikeJesus

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