yourself, others — the way you see me, life, and others

me, people." From this we would not see the light completely, but we would come to a complete

awareness of how blind we are, and realize that if we are not healed

Christ the Savior Himself, then no one will heal us, because all those around us

are more or less blind and all people see each other not in light, but in semi-darkness. You

probably remember the story of how Christ healed another blind man, how He

He anointed his eyes and asked, "What do you see now?" and he answered Him, "I see

passing people like trees.—Mark 8:22-26. This is how we see each other

Other. Rarely, rarely do we miraculously get away from ourselves and see

man as he is. And we see what it is in two ways. On the one hand,

On the other hand, we see in him the image of God, his eternal indelible beauty, on the other hand,

We see, sometimes with pain and horror, how this image is desecrated and

disfigured, as if we were looking at an icon that has been disfigured,

deprived of its primeval beauty and glory.

The second Sunday reminds us of Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10). He was looking for

to see Christ. We do not know what prompted him, but it was hardly simple curiosity,

because it would not allow him to endure the ridicule of the people around him.

Imagine: a rich and well-known person living in a small town,

but small in stature, he suddenly, like a boy, climbs a tree. How many

There was ridicule around him! But it was so important for Zacchaeus to see Christ, even though

to look into His face, that He has neglected all this and has conquered vanity without