Then they came to Bethsaida; and some people brought a blind man to Jesus and begged Him to touch him.

Mark 8:22-23 AMP

No mucking around with Mark, he's straight into the next story. 

Feed 4,000. Done.

Next town, blind guy.

I wonder who the "they" are who brought this blind person to Jesus?

Being blind probably meant he had to live outside of normal society, dependent on others for support.

Living on the margins.

Yet "they" saw him.

"They" wanted to help.

"They" were on his team.

Maybe someone checked in on him every day or so, made sure he had water, food, maybe someone had him stay in their house...

And he had to choose to trust his team. 

Trust them to lead him to Jesus.

His team had not given up hope for him, and walked with him to find Jesus.

Sometimes we're like the blind guy, we literally cannot see the way forward, the present and the future is dark.

And we need to trust others to walk us towards Jesus.

When we have lost hope, to ask others for some, and hold their hand.

Even in the dark.

And if you're on someone's team, don't give in, give up, or back away. Keep walking towards Jesus.

Hope is coming.

#gospelofmark

#hopeinthedark