1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41
“Today’s gospel passage is one with so many twists and turns,” says Shearer. “On the surface, it’s yet another simple miracle story of Jesus — this one healing a man who is born blind.” But, “it is really about what is revealed through what happens.”
Rev. Rob Shearer is the regional minister for church planting with the Pacific Mountain Regional Council of The United Church of Canada. He is also a co-founder/planter of The Emmaus Community and The AbbeyChurch in Victoria, British Columbia. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto and master of arts in public and pastoral leadership from the Vancouver School of Theology.