Daily Bread

1. Who sinned? (1-5)

When the disciples saw a man blind from birth, begging on the street, they assumed that his blindness was the result of sin. The only way they could process this seemingly tragic circumstance was to assign blame to either the man or his parents. Jesus said that neither had sinned. Rather the man's blindness was an opportunity to display God's work in his life. We often do not know why we suffer. But we can always see our life as the time to do and reveal God's work. While Jesus was in the world, he was the light of the world and did his Father's work. He encouraged his disciples to do the same.

2. Jesus restores sight to the blind man (6-7)

After correcting his disciples' wrong understanding of sin and suffering, Jesus turned his attention to the blind man. Jesus made mud with his saliva and put it on his eyes. Perhaps Jesus did this to show his intention of healing him. Then Jesus told him to go to the Pool of Siloam and wash. When the man did so, his eyes were opened, and he could see.