Bartimaeus is blind and cries out asking Jesus to have mercy on him. Rather than assuming he knows what Bartimaeus means by ‘having mercy’, Jesus asks him a direct and open-ended question: "What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus creates space for Bartimaeus to have full agency in answering for himself, naming his need and his longing. As we prepare ourselves for returning to embodied community together, we too will claim the practice of seeking robust and enthusiastic consent, in the spirit of Jesus! Pastor Megan’s sermon on communication and consent, a continuation of our worship series “Presence in a Time of Transition,” begins at minute 19:42.
Series: Summer-Ordinary Time 2021
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