A time of Lexio devena for the discerning heart.

Thursday of the eighth week in ordinary time.

As you begin, take a deep breath and exhale slowly.

For the next few moments, surrender all the cares and concerns of the stay to the Lord. Say slowly from your heart, Jesus, I trust in you.

You take over. Become aware. Become aware that he is with you,

looking upon you with love, wanting to be heard deep within your heart.

A reading from the Gospel of Mark, chapter 10, verses 46 through 52.

As Jesus left Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd,

Bartimaeus, that is, the son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting at the side of the road.

When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth,

he began to shout and to say,

Son of David, Jesus, have pity on me.

And many of them scolded him and told him to keep quiet,

but he only shouted all the louder,

Son of David, have pity on me.

Jesus stopped and said, call him here. So they called the blind man.

Courage, they said, get up, he is calling you. So throwing off his cloak, he jumped up and went to

Jesus. Then Jesus spoke, what do you want me to do for you?

Rabunai, the blind man said to him,

Master, let me see again.

Jesus said to him,

Go, your faith has saved you.

...