~ In Mark 10:46-52 , we find the story of a blind man, Bartimaeus, who received his sight from Jesus:

“Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means ‘son of Timaeus’), was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’  Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, ‘Son of David, have mercy on me!’

Jesus stopped and said, ‘Call him.’

So they called to the blind man, ‘Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.’

Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.

‘What do you want me to do for you?’ Jesus asked him.

The blind man said, ‘Rabbi, I want to see.’

‘Go,’ said Jesus, ‘your faith has healed you.’

Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.

~ What I find interesting about this is that Jesus asked Bart what he wanted and he simply responded, “Rabbi, I want to see.”

Bart did not say anything additional, like

“I want to see so that I can be used by you,” or

“I want see so that I can glorify you,” or

“I want to see because then I can be more effective in the church,” or

“Lord, if it be your will, then heal me. If not, then thy will be done.”

Etc.

Bart simply wanted to see. That’s all. Who wants to be blind?

And Jesus heals Bart.

~ I am not saying that all those other things are wrong and they are quite appropriate to say in certain situations. However in this particular situation, it was quite all right for Bart simply to want to see.