Jesus and the disciples passed by escaping from the crowd that was seeking to stone Jesus.  As they passed by they saw a man blind from birth sitting and begging.  There was a brief discussion as to the origin of this affliction.  Was this blindness from his sin or his parents' sin?  Jesus said it was so that the works of God might be made manifest in him. He anointed the man's eyes with clay and sent him to wash in the pool of Siloam.  The man was healed and returned seeing.  This event teaches us (1) that man's problem is spiritual blindness.  (2) this blindness is caused by sin - personal as well as original sin.  Pride, lust, worldliness, all these things blind us spiritually.  (3) The origin of our problems is unfathomable,  but knowing the exact cause is not necessary!  God's power can be made manifest through us as He heals us of all our problems.  (4)  When we receive the Holy Spirit, he washes us and makes us whole, recreating us inside as the man's eyes were not only washed, they were healed! (5) Jesus came for beggars and outcasts, weak and helpless.  This is His love and His grace, and He wishes to do this for us. Go to the cross, and wash your sins in the blood of Christ, receiving His love grace and the power of the Holy Spirit