In today’s Gospel, the healing of the man born blind invites us to focus on the physical and spiritual aspects of sight and light. The washing of the man in the pool of Siloam is a prototype for Christian Baptism. Through the man’s encounter with Jesus, the man born blind is healed, his sight is restored, and his conversion to discipleship begins. The man born blind gradually comes to a greater understanding about who Jesus is and what it means to be his disciple, while the Pharisees (those who should see) are the ones who remain blind. In much the same way, we also come to a gradual understanding about who Jesus is when we seek to follow him. The scales that makes us blind are fallen when we encounter Christ the light.