Matthew 20:29 says, And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.  After Jesus had taught the disciples what it meant to follow Him, they were once again on the move.  As much as we might want to simply sit and learn from Jesus, after we spend our time alone with Him, He expects us to be go out into the world and share the gospel.  Great multitudes were still following Jesus as He was on His way to His ultimate destination, which was Jerusalem.  The multitudes were still following for material reasons and not spiritual ones.  When we follow Christ, it must be because of our spiritual relationship with Him through our faith in Him.  Verse thirty states, And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.  Two blind men sitting by the wayside heard that Jesus was passing by and cried out for Him to have mercy on them.  When we first encounter Christ, we are like these blind men, sitting helpless by the wayside spiritually.  The only way to be healed is to cry out to Jesus to heal us.  The only way to have our spiritual sight restored is through faith in Christ, and being spiritually blind is even more devastating than being physically blind.  Verse thirty-one says, And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.  Instead of having compassion on these two blind men, the multitude rebuked them and told them to be quiet.  We cannot afford to be guilty of keeping people from Christ simply because they are disturbing us.  Evidently the multitude around Jesus felt that they were entitled to control who came to Him or even called out to Him.  We, as followers of Christ, can never claim the right to keep anyone from coming to Him.  The blind men did not listen, but cried out even more loudly to Jesus.  When we do cry out to Jesus, no matter who may attempt to stop us from doing so, He will hear us.  We really don't even have to cry out louder, because Jesus will hear anyone who calls out to Him by faith.  Verse thirty-two says, And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?  Jesus asked the blind men what they wanted Him to do, although I am sure He already knew.  God wants us to make our needs known to Him, even though He already knows what we need.  Asking God and believing that He will deliver when we ask  according to His will expresses our faith in Him.  Verse thirty-three states, They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.  The two blind men answered that they wanted their eyes to be opened, or to be able to see.  They had faith in Jesus to restore their sight, but there was so much more that they could have asked for.  We are not told if they believed that Jesus was the awaited Messiah, or if they just saw Him as a great man of God.  Even if we come to Jesus because of a physical problem, our first request should be that He forgive our sins.  Verse thirty-four declares, So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.  Jesus had compassion on them, and restored their sight.  It does not say that He said that their sins were forgiven, but it does say that they followed Him.  We are not really told whether they followed Him by faith in His being the Messiah or just out of gratitude or curiosity.  When someone experiences a miracle in their life today, they may or may not accept Jesus for Who He really is.  To be truly healed, we must come to Jesus first asking for forgiveness.