Born Blind

There are different things that might blind us: anger, indifference, revenge, hate, prejudice, ignorance, neglect of opportunity, and more. Just like Christ healed the blind man (John 9:1-41), we can be healed. And when we have found the light of Christ, we can help other see that light—and overcome those things that blind each of us. We can be like those in this poem by an unknown author:

I met a stranger in the night, 
whose lamp had ceased to shine;
I paused and let him light his lamp from mine.
A tempest sprang up later on, 
and shook the world about, 
and when the wind was gone, my lamp was out.
But back came to me the stranger—
his lamp was glowing fine;
he held the precious flame and lighted mine.
—Author Unknown