"I see people, because I see how some trees that walk" (Marco 8: 22-26)

Biblical reflections by Mauro Leonardi*, priest and writer

Let's go back to Jesus, asking him to complete the miracles started in us.

From the Gospel according to Marco 8: 22-26

At that time, Jesus and his disciples arrived in Betsàida, and led him a blind man, asking him to touch him.

Then he took the blind man by the hand, led him out of the village and, after putting him on the eyes, imposed his hands and asked him: "Do you see something?". That, by raising their eyes, said: "I see people, because I see how trees that walk."

Then he imposed his hands on his eyes again and he saw us clearly, he was healed and from afar he saw everything distinctly. And he sent him back to his house saying: "Don't even enter the village."

* Mauro Leonardi (Como 1959) has been a priest since 29 May 1988 and has lived in Rome since then. He spends many hours of his day as a priest and prefers building bridges rather than raising walls. For years he has been writing stories, articles, essays and books that revolve around the relationship between man and God. Author ofblogLike Jesus. Abelis(Lindau) is his latest novel. The volunteers ofJonathan ProjectThey thank him for wanting to share these reflections on the Word with us.