1 Peter 2:2-5, 9-12 / Mark 10:46-52
Everyone has some kind of physical deficiency.
A physical deficiency refers to any bodily impairment, abnormality, or condition.
That affects a person's physical functioning, mobility, dexterity, or stamina.
Along the way, we learn to cope and to live with it.
But for Bartimaeus, his blindness had limited his abilities and he ended up begging.
But his hearing was sharp enough to know that Jesus was passing by.
And his voice was loud enough to catch the attention of Jesus.
And he also had enough courage to overcome the scoldings of the people around him to tell him to keep quiet.
And his persistence was rewarded with Jesus giving him his sight.
We have our disadvantages and deficiencies that may have limited our abilities.
But the first reading tells us that we are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a people set apart to sing the praises of God who called us out of the darkness into His wonderful light.
With faith, we will look beyond our disadvantages and deficiencies, and turn to Jesus and call out to Him for His blessings.
With God’s blessings, we will bear witness to the wonders that God does in our lives.