receive his help "It is when you are worried and sad that you suddenly think of the Lord and wonder why he doesn't come to help you. You want him to realize there is a poor wretch here who is suffering, and to appear personally to console you and extricate you from this mess. The truth is that the Lord never stops helping you; it is you who does not know how to receive his help. The Lord is like the sun, which is very powerful. It makes the planets turn and vivifies them, but if you do not open your curtains, it cannot come into your bedroom. You leave the curtains drawn and say: 'Come in, come in, dear sun, I welcome you.' And the sun replies: 'But I can't. Why? Because your curtains are drawn. Open them.' Yes, it is a matter of a simple curtain, and those who understand will open the curtains and the sun will come in, flooding the room with light. The Lord is all-powerful, but it is up to us to open the curtains so he can come in and help us." Quoting: Anonymous Coward 27206302 Metaphorically speaking, a blind man does not know the difference between the sun, the moon or the stars and has no need of curtains because he can not see the light anyway. He can feel the heat of the sun on his skin however he can not "see" it. Blindness can also be a metaphor for ignorance.