He put spit in the man’s eyes, laid hands on him, and asked, “Do you see anything?” He looked up. “I see men. They look like walking trees.” (Mark 8:23–24)
Blind then speechless. Broken bites of sound dropped from a pink hole in his black beard. We watched Jesus lead him out of town for fear of the crowds. Jesus spit on him! We gasped. This happened in Bethsaida.