Mark 10:46-52 I love this story of blind Bartimaeus. It comes at a very significant point in Markās gospel. The audio of this talk can be found here Mark has put this story here as the climax of the first half of the short book that he wrote. From chapter 11, beginning with Jesusā triumphal entry into Jerusalem, we are told of the final few days of Jesusā life before his crucifixion. Julia Stankova (Bulgarian, 1954ā), Christ and Bartimaeus, 2017. So it is important. It is about how, at the end of all the teaching, someone puts their faith in Jesus, sees, and follows Jesus āon the wayā. That phrase, āon the wayā is how Mark describes being a Christian. The disciples were āon the wayā to Jerusalem with Jesus (v32). We are on the way with Jesus, a way that leads to the cross and through the cross to resurrection. But I love this story for another reason. It is much easier to relate to Bartimaeus than it is to many other characters in the gospel. Like us, Bartimaeus had never seen Jesus....
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