Roadside Assistance
Mark 10:46-50 They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside.
When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
Jesus stood still and said, "Call him here." And they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take heart; get up, he is calling you." So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus.
You have seen all the ads on TV. A standard feature of this luxury car has a satellite navigation system. Another car boasts voice activated mobile service calls to a "live" operator who will send out the police or the EMTs or a tow truck or magically unlock your car when you have unwittingly left the keys dangling from the ignition.
Advertisements come in the mail with your credit card statement hawking one type of emergency assistance free for 30 days and then a monthly billing. Then there is the omnipotent "Triple A" whose plans allow for towing at minimal or no cost within a specified radius of your home, so long as you pay the required fee. Many car insurance providers also offer riders on the policy for Emergency Assistance. I've gotten a flat on the FDR Drive in New York - which with cars flying past and others weaving in and out of traffic - and that is a harrowing experience. AAA, after the requisite City contracted towtruck, eventually came to the rescue.
They all fall under the general heading of roadside assistance.
Blind from birth Bartimaeus did not have any such plan. We don't know if he had friends, but probably so. He could make his way about town. Yet he had heard about this amazing Rabbi - he probably stored much more information in his hearing and touch than we do with all our senses.
He knew he needed help and he knew who to call for. The bystanders around him kept telling him to hush up, to wait his turn, to keep it down. No. Bartimaeus had a voice, had need and had faith..... and called out from the roadside: "....have mercy on me".
Jesus, in response said 'call him to me' - and Bartimaeus wasted no time in taking Him up on His offer.
It never hurts to ask Jesus for assistance.... whether we are physically blind or mentally blind in a situation; whether we stand upright or have stumbled. If we cry out, we will be heard. Amen.
When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
Jesus stood still and said, "Call him here." And they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take heart; get up, he is calling you." So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus.
You have seen all the ads on TV. A standard feature of this luxury car has a satellite navigation system. Another car boasts voice activated mobile service calls to a "live" operator who will send out the police or the EMTs or a tow truck or magically unlock your car when you have unwittingly left the keys dangling from the ignition.
Advertisements come in the mail with your credit card statement hawking one type of emergency assistance free for 30 days and then a monthly billing. Then there is the omnipotent "Triple A" whose plans allow for towing at minimal or no cost within a specified radius of your home, so long as you pay the required fee. Many car insurance providers also offer riders on the policy for Emergency Assistance. I've gotten a flat on the FDR Drive in New York - which with cars flying past and others weaving in and out of traffic - and that is a harrowing experience. AAA, after the requisite City contracted towtruck, eventually came to the rescue.
They all fall under the general heading of roadside assistance.
Blind from birth Bartimaeus did not have any such plan. We don't know if he had friends, but probably so. He could make his way about town. Yet he had heard about this amazing Rabbi - he probably stored much more information in his hearing and touch than we do with all our senses.
He knew he needed help and he knew who to call for. The bystanders around him kept telling him to hush up, to wait his turn, to keep it down. No. Bartimaeus had a voice, had need and had faith..... and called out from the roadside: "....have mercy on me".
Jesus, in response said 'call him to me' - and Bartimaeus wasted no time in taking Him up on His offer.
It never hurts to ask Jesus for assistance.... whether we are physically blind or mentally blind in a situation; whether we stand upright or have stumbled. If we cry out, we will be heard. Amen.
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