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Cry Out for Help (Mark 10:46-52)

Mark’s gospel gives us the account of blind Bartimaeus, who was a beggar in Jericho. As Jesus passed by on his way to Jerusalem, Bartimaeus pleaded with Jesus to help him. Jesus showed mercy on Bartimaeus and healed him. These are the basic facts of this account. But as we look more closely at these rather simple events there is a much deeper message. This short but dynamic encounter between a beggar and our Lord is instructive to us today.…