A Blind Beggar Receives His Sight. As Jesus approaches Jericho, along the roadside, there is a man blind since birth. He is there begging for whatever scraps he can get from those who pitied him. This day, however, is about to be different because he hears the the commotion of a crowd and asks what is going on. Upon hearing that it is Jesus of Nazareth that is walking by, the man stops begging and calls out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” When the crowds near him try to silence him, he cried out even louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” He no longer wanted anyone's pity, he desired the mercy of God.