Does God Listen To Sinners?

English Homily: Third Sunday of Summer In the Gospel, Jesus heals a man who was blind from birth and the man gives testimony to the miracle. The man defends Jesus by saying that God does not listen to sinners and that Jesus must be from God. The purpose of prayer is not to manipulate God, but to conform to His will and change ourselves. Prayer changes us to become worshipers of God and do His will, allowing the blindness of our souls to be peeled away.