On this Laetare Sunday, we cautiously rejoice as we approach the end of the penitential season of Lent and draw nearer to the full joy of Easter. Just as water was woven through last week’s readings, sight and blindness – light and dark – are woven throughout our readings this week. These Scriptures invite us to open our hearts and see with the eyes of faith, to look not at the outward appearance but to view other people as God does, to perceive God’s blessings in the simple goodness of nature, and to expose everything to the light of Christ so that we may walk as God’s children in truth, goodness, and righteousness.
This week's readings:
Gospel – John 9: 1-41
1st Reading – 1 Samuel 16: 1b, 6-7, 10-13
Psalm 23
2nd Reading – Ephesians 5: 8-14
