Jesus Heals the Blind Beggar.

 

TEXT.—‘‘ Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?
He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed
mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash; and I
went and washed, and I received sight.’”. John 9:10, 11.

 

One Sabbath day, after Jesus had been teaching
in the Temple, he saw a blind beggar sitting by the
side of, the street. Jesus was sorry for him, because
he could not see the beautiful trees, and the flowers,
and the green grass. He had always been blind, and
so had never seen his parents and friends.

When Jesus came close to the man, he spat upon
the ground, and took some of the dust he had made
moist, and put it on the blind eyes, and told the man
to go to the pool of Siloam and wash. Jesus could:
have opened his eyes without sending him to wash in
the pool; but he wanted him to show that he believed
he would see if he did just as Jesus told him. To be-
lieve in Jesus, and trust that he will do just as he has
promised, is called faith.

At"the bottom of the picture you can see the blind
man standing in the pool, washing his eyes. As soon
as he had done this his eyes were opened, and he could
see as well as you and I can.

When he went home, all by himself, without any
one to lead him, his parents and neighbors were very

much surprised. In the morning, when he left home,
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