Let’s begin with the book of Hosea :

The first chapter is especially harsh, it is explained that :

• Hosea’s wife had to be as unfaithful as Israel ;
• Hosea’s son is named Jezreel after the murders committed by Israel in the Jezreel valley ;
• Hosea’s daughter had to be named Lo-Ruhamah because the Lord will no longer have mercy and save Israel ;
• Hosea’s second son had to be named Lo-Ammi, because « these people are not mine, and i am not their God »

However : ‭‭Hosea‬ ‭1:10‬ :

Someday, it will be impossible to count the people of Israel, because there will be as many of them as there are grains of sand along the seashore.
They are now called “Not My People,” but in the future they will be called “Children of the Living God.”

The second chapter speaks about Israel’s adoration of Baal instead of (the living )God, and thd hars consequences that they will hence have to face due to this bad choice.
However, one day : ‭‭Hosea‬ ‭2:15‭-‬16‬, 19-20 :
I will return your vineyards, and then Trouble Valley will become Hopeful Valley.
You will say “Yes” to me as you did in your youth, when leaving Egypt.
I promise from that day on, you will call me your husband instead of your master.
(…)
I will accept you as my wife forever, and instead of a bride price I will give you justice, fairness, love, kindness, and faithfulness.
Then you will truly know who I am.

Have we evolved yet ? ‭‭When will we ? Hosea‬ ‭4:1‭-‬2‬, 4 :
Israel, listen as the Lord accuses everyone in the land !
No one is faithful or loyal or truly cares about God.
Cursing, dishonesty, murder, robbery, unfaithfulness— these happen all the time. Violence is everywhere.
(…)
Don’t accuse just anyone ! Not everyone is at fault. My case is against you, the priests.
(…)
You priests have rejected me, and my people are destroyed by refusing to obey.
Now I’ll reject you and forget your children, because you have forgotten my Law.
(…)
My people, you are foolish because of too much pleasure and too much wine.
(…)
Your own foolishness will lead to your ruin.

We left with the healing of blindness, here’s the rest of the ninth chapter :
‭‭John‬ ‭9:28‭-‬41‬ :
The [religious] leaders insulted the [previously blind] man and said, “You are his[/Jesus] follower ! We are followers of Moses.
We are sure God spoke to Moses, but we don’t even know where Jesus comes from.”

“How strange !” the man replied. “He healed my eyes, and yet you don’t know where he comes from. [What’s the link between being virtuous and coming from somewhere ? Coming from somewhere probably has another meaning than being born in a place, i.d.k., but as an example among many other explanations, it could also mean “speaking from a certain place/‘point of view’”, in any case this exchange shows that it doesn’t speak about a town, unless you could deduce his town of origin from the healing of eyes, and the answer would then have to be Bethleem, which apparently wasnt common knowledge, the original version in greek could be interesting in this regard, but the alternative translations are very similar here.]
[And, as usual]

We know that God listens only to people who love and obey him. God doesn’t listen to sinners.
And this is the first time in history anyone has ever given sight to someone born blind.
Jesus could not do anything unless he came from God.”

The leaders told the man, “You have been a sinner since the day you were born ! Do you think you can teach us anything ?”
Then they said, “You can never come back into any of our synagogues !”

When Jesus heard what had happened, he went and found the man.

Then Jesus asked, “Do you have faith in the Son of Man ?”
He replied, “Sir, if you will tell me who he is, I will put my faith in him.”
“You have already seen him,” Jesus answered, “and right now he is talking with you."
The man said, “Lord, I put my faith in you !” Then he worshiped/‘prostrated himself before’ Jesus.
Jesus told him, “I came to judge the people of this world. I am here to give sight to the blind, and to make blind everyone who can see.”
[Good luck to take this sentence literally]

When the Pharisees heard Jesus say this, they asked, “Are we blind ?”
Jesus answered, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty. But now that you claim to see, you will keep on being guilty.”
[Sinners that are ashamed are better than sinners believing it’s possible not to be sinners/ashamed]

Surah Āl-‘Imrān(, “The Family of Joachim”) 3:14-20 :
Beautified for men is the love of things they covet ; women, children, much of gold and silver, branded beautiful horses, cattle and well-tilled land.
This is the pleasure of the present world’s life ; but God has the excellent return(, Paradise with flowing rivers,) with Him.

Say : “Shall I inform you of things far better than those ?
For the pious/righteous, there are Gardens(/Paradise) with their Lord, underneath which rivers flow.
Therein (is their )eternal( home) and purified mates. And God will be pleased with them. And God is All-Seer of the(/H…er.is) slaves”.

Those who say : “Our Lord ! We have indeed believed, so forgive us our sins and save us from the punishment of the Fire.”
(They are )those who are patient, those who are true( in faith/words/deeds), and obedient with sincere devotion in worship to God.
Those who spend(, give the Zakât,) and those who pray and beg God’s Pardon in the last hours of the night.

God bears witness that none has the right to be worshipped but He(, Lâ ilâha illa Huwa), and the angels, and those having knowledge( also give this witness) ; (God always )maintains H…er.is creation in Justice.
None has the right to be worshipped but God, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.

Truly, the religion with God is Islâm.
Those who were given the Scripture(, jews and christians,) did not differ except, out of mutual jealousy, after knowledge had come to them.
And whoever disbelieves in the verses/proofs/revelations of God, then surely, God is swift in calling to account.

So, if they dispute with you(, Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), say : “I have submitted myself to God(, in Islâm), and( so have) those who follow me.”
And say to those who were given the Scripture(, jews and christians,) and to those who are illiterates : “Do you( also) submit yourselves( to God in Islâm) ?”
If they do, they are rightly guided ; but if they turn away, your duty is only to convey the Message ; and God is All-Seer of (H…er.is )slaves.

Saints of the day :
St. Josaphat Kuncewicz, Bishop and Martyr(, read more on Vatican News)
St. Diego, lay Franciscan : Born in Alcalà del Puerto, in Spain, around the year 1400. Didacus became a Franciscan lay brother.
Although not a priest, he was sent to establish the Faith in the Canary Islands.
During a plague in Rome in 1450, Didacus remained to assist the sick, even after the Curia had fled.