Will your faith lead you to salvation? Martin Luther once said, “All who call upon God in true faith, sincerely from the heart, will surely be heard and will receive what they have asked and desired.” » . This idea originated in the Bible and has been adopted into everyday life. Jesus healing the blind beggar (Luke 18:35-43). This story begins with Jesus' journey to Jericho, where there is a blind man sitting on the side of the road begging, he hears a noisy crowd and begins to ask what is going on. They told him that “Jesus of Nazareth is passing this way” (18:37). Once he hears this news, he begins to cry out to Jesus to have mercy on him, even though the people around him began to fall silent. Jesus hears the cry of the blind man and orders him to be brought to him. He asked what the man wanted him to do for him. The man asked Jesus to receive his sight, and because of his strong faith in the Lord, Jesus received his sight immediately. The healed man began to follow Him faithfully because he could see again and everyone who saw this miracle praised God. This passage is similar to the rest of the passages in Luke because it was written to ensure that Jesus was the Son of God and that his mission was to spread the faith to the people. Luke aims to end people's secular lives so that they can strengthen their faith. This specific passage focused primarily on three themes of controversy, compassion and healing. The theme of controversy is linked to a triangular motif. In every encounter with Jesus in Luke's Gospel, there is a complainer, Jesus, and a person who shows hospitality (faith). In this story, the points of the triangle are Jesus the beggar and the crowd. Jesus was very compassionate towards the beggar and he admired his faith... middle of paper ......f security in a sense because it was the blind man's strong faith that gave him sight. Being poor in the face of Christ is not something to be ashamed of but something to humbly accept and proclaim to the world. Jesus gives these examples so that we, his children, can grasp the fullness of them and call ourselves to embrace the reign of God. For anyone who needs a reason to have faith, the entire Bible is a testimony in itself, but Luke truly understands and expresses this idea beautifully. Works cited by Bryrne, Brendan. The Hospitality of God: A Reading from the Gospel of Luke. Collegeville, MN: TheLitururgical Press, 2000. Fitzmyer, Joseph A. The Gospel According to Luke. 2 vol. Anchor Bible Series. New York: Doubleday, 1981-85 Kodell, Jerome. “Luke.” In the Collegeville Bible Commentary. Edited by Dianne Bergant and Robert J. Karris. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1988