Then He Touched Them

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In today’s Gospel reading from Matthew 9, Jesus encounters two blind men and asks if they believe he can heal them. After they say yes, he touches their eyes, says “Let it be done for you according to your faith.” Their eyes then open.

Jesus didn’t have to touch the blind men to heal them, o...