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56. a blind man sees
/ john 9:1-41 /
/ listen as you follow along /

One sunny π Sabbath day in Jerusalem, Jesus and his disciples were walking πΆ along the busy streets. π They came across a man sitting by the road. This man had been blindπ¨π¦― since the day he was born. He had never seen the bright blue sky, the fluffy white clouds, or even his own mother's smile. π Every day, he would sit by the road and ask kind people to help him with food π₯ and money.π΅
The disciples were very curious about the blind man. π¨π¦― They asked Jesus, "Teacher, π¨πΌπ« why was this man born blind?" But Jesus had a special plan. π He wanted to show everyone just how much God loves β€οΈ and cares for all people.

Jesus walked over to the blind man. π¨π¦― He bent down and scooped up some dirt from the ground. Then, He spit on the dirt and mixed it with His hands π until it became soft, squishy mud. Very gently, Jesus put this mud on the blind man's π¨π¦― eyes. π
"Now," Jesus said, "go wash π§Ό your face π¨π» in the Pool of Siloam." The Pool πβοΈ of Siloam was a special pool of clean water π¦ in Jerusalem where many people went to wash. π§½ Even though the blind man π¨π¦― couldn't see π where to go, he believed in Jesus and asked for help to find his way to the pool.

When the man π¨π» got to the pool, πβοΈ he bent down and splashed the cool water πΏ on his face, washing away all the mud. As soon as the mud was gone, his eyes π began to work! For the very first time in his life, he could see everything around him! He saw the sparkling water π¦ in the pool, the bright sunshine, π and all the smiling βΊοΈ faces of people nearby.
The man π¨π» was so excited! π He ran ππΌβοΈπ¨ through the streets, telling everyone he met about what Jesus had done. "I was blind," π¨π¦― he shouted happily, "but now I can see! ποΈ Jesus healed me!" Some people could hardly believe it was the same man - but it was! His friends and family were amazed π€© to see him looking at them with his new, seeing eyes. π