A heartfelt reflection on Luke 18:35-43 showing how every sincere cry reaches God, with lessons from the blind man, Old Testament examples, and family life. (17-11-25) Praise be to Jesus Christ
There was once a family of eagles who built their nest high on a rocky cliff. It was a happy little home. The father and mother took turns flying out for food, while the chicks waited and played. One afternoon, while the parents were away, a snake slowly crept toward the nest. The little ones saw it first. They could not fly. They could not run. They only cried out, small and frightened sounds that echoed against the rock.
Far away, the mother eagle was flying over the valley. She could not see her nest, but she heard the cry. She turned in the wind and came back as fast as her wings could carry her. She struck the snake and threw it down the cliff. Then she covered her little ones with her wings until they stopped trembling. This story always touches me. It tells us something deep about love. The one who truly loves, hears even a faint cry.
In the Gospel today, a blind man sits by the road near Jericho. He cannot see the crowd, but he hears that Jesus is passing by. So he begins to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.” People tell him to be quiet. Maybe they think his cry is useless. But he keeps calling. And Jesus stops. He does not walk past. He asks, “What do you want me to do for you?” The man answers, “Lord, I want to see.” And he is healed.
Every cry that rises from the heart reaches God. Even when He seems far, He listens.
When the people of Israel groaned under slavery in Egypt, God said to Moses, “I have heard the cry of my people.” When Hannah wept in the temple, praying for a child, God heard her and gave her Samuel. When Jonah cried from inside the belly of the fish, God listened and brought him out to life again. Our God is not deaf. He is a God who hears.
Saint Augustine once said that prayer is the cry of the heart that stretches toward God. The blind man did not have fancy words. He only had a cry, and that was enough.
In our own homes, we all have such cries. A mother praying quietly for her children, a father worrying about his family, a sister asking for strength to forgive, an old person whispering a prayer in the night. Sometimes no one else hears, but God does. He always does.
The blind man’s cry stopped Jesus on His journey. Our cries too can stop Him. When we call with faith, He comes close. Maybe He will not give what we ask right away, but He will never let our cry go unheard.
So let us not be afraid to cry out to Him. A prayer from the heart, even a broken one, has power to move heaven.
Lord Jesus, Have mercy on me
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