New Church Life September/October 2015 | Page 75

     Our story opens with the Lord coming out of the temple during the “feast of the tabernacles” in Jerusalem. He and His disciples pass by a blind man. As always, the Word is a spiritual road map, describing the spiritual paths we can take. So the “feast of the tabernacles” symbolizes a good state in us – a time when we are open to the Lord, where good is being formed in our mind. This state comes to those who are moved by an affection and