Lord, give me the boldness - the audacity and courage of Bartimaeus, when the people and circumstances in my life rebuke or seem to rebuke me when I am asking You for miracles.

And, when Satan and his minions seek to discourage me from continuing to ask You for my heart's desires, give me the discernment and holy chutzpah to renounce his lies of discouragement and despair. Don't let me take discouragement lying down. Help me to put up a holy fight. Amen.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 10,46-52.

They came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus, sat by the roadside begging. On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, son of David, have pity on me." And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he kept calling out all the more, "Son of David, have pity on me." Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." So they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take courage; get up, he is calling you." He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus. Jesus said to him in reply, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man replied to him, "Master, I want to see." Jesus told him, "Go your way; your faith has saved you." Immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way.

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