Fourth Sunday in Lent

John 9:1-41

This week is the Fourth Sunday in Lent. In our homily text we are looking at the miracle of healing the man born blind. John’s Gospel is filled with long discourses describing Jesus’s divinity. In here, John 9 gives us a glimpse of the kingdom of God, where creation is redeemed, and opens our eyes to the greater purpose of suffering in life. Jesus corrects His disciples’ misconceptions about sin and suffering, then grants the blind man an ability he has never had before. This will lead to more angry confrontations with local religious leaders as their refuse to see their need of Jesus.