Isaiah 29:17-24 / Matthew 9:27-31
We ask questions for various reasons.
One is to get an answer or a clarification.
Another is to see what is another person’s understanding and conviction.
In the gospel, Jesus asked the two blind men a simple question: Do you believe I can do this?
When the two blind men replied that they do, Jesus touched their eyes saying, “Your faith deserves it, so let this be done for you.”
That would also make us think about our faith in prayer.
When we pray for an intention or a need, do we believe that Jesus will answer our prayer?
Especially when we face the wickedness from evil-doers, and we pray desperately for help.
In the 1st reading, God says this: for tyrants shall be no more, and scoffers vanish, and all be destroyed who are disposed to do evil:
Those who gossip to incriminate others, those who try at the gate to trip the arbitrator, and get the upright man’s case dismissed for groundless reasons.
God will not let evil overcome us when we stay faithful to Him.
Let us believe that God will protect us from evil, and we will see the powerful justice of God.