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"Jesus, son of David, have pity on me." Last Sunday, we had James and John, quite full of themselves, making demands of Jesus to sit at his right and his left in his Glory. Today we have a blind man begging by the side of the road making a plea for pity.

"Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." What hutzpah! Who would say such a thing to their teacher???

Asking for wisdom is always in my prayers. I like to think that this prayer is being answered gradually. I am quite sure that it has not been accompanied by countless riches but it does seem to be accompanied by some peace of mind.

That is why a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them become one flesh. Genesis 2:24 I’ve heard a lot of “secrets of long marriages” (or committed relationships in general). My own untutored opinion is that it is simply stubbornness, a mutual refusal to quit