Comment: The healing of a man born blind by our Savior, Jesus Christ, rather than instilling awe and thanksgiving in leaders of the Jews, the Pharisees questioned the power of Christ and its source. In reprimanding them for their faithlessness and ill will, the man made the statement in the text above John 9:1-41.
The Holy Scriptures give the condition under which God will hear our prayers: Christ teaches us to pray in secret, and not to use vain repetitions (Matthew 6:5-8); our prayer should be made to God through our Savior, Jesus Christ, we must have faith in the prayer, realize our insufficiency and believe that God will answer it (1 Timothy 2: 5; Hebrew 9:14-16; 11:6); our prayers must not be selfish, or tainted with sin. In the words of Saint Paul, “I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.” – 1 Corinthians 14:15.
Wise King Solomon wrote under inspiration, “The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.” (Proverbs 15:29; Psalm 34:16) “The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.” – Psalm 145:18.