On the 7th<\/sup> Sunday after Pentecost, July 15, 2018, Patriarch Daniel presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral having as concelebrant his auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiesti.<\/p>\n The Patriarch offered his reflections on the day\u2019s Gospel reading relating the healing of the two blind men.<\/p>\n \u2018Although He knew that the two blind men who were following Him had faith,\u2019 the patriarch said, \u2018Christ the Saviour asks them, Do you believe I am able to do this?\u2019<\/p>\n In other words, Christ asks them \u2018to profess their faith, not only to keep it hidden in their souls.\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018Why did Christ ask the two blind men not to let someone know about the healing?\u2019 the Patriarch asked.<\/p>\n Because Christ wanted \u2018to show an example of humility,\u2019 he explained.<\/p>\n \u2018When we have done good for someone, let us not wait for praise, to be remarked, to be appreciated, but just wait for the reward from God,\u2019 His Beatitude added.<\/p>\n The Romanian Patriarch drew attention to the fact that not through words, but through His attitude, Jesus Christ shows that He does not work miracles to impress. ‘His miracles are not spectacular, but the works of the humble and merciful love.’<\/p>\n \u2018The two blind men once being illuminated by healing have become teachers of strong faith, of steadfast prayer, and teachers of gratitude. Though they were forbidden to speak of their miraculous healing, they proclaimed in all the land of Capernaum how much benefaction God made them through Jesus Christ,\u2019 Patriarch Daniel noted.<\/p>\n \u2018We should express our gratitude, because it is the healthy state of our soul.\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018Ingratitude is inhumane, unnatural, and subhuman, it lies under the level of human conscience.\u2019<\/p>\n