The relationship between physical limitation and spiritual vocation has been a subject of pro-found literary exploration throughout the ages. The present paper deals with the problem of reconciling personal affliction with divine purpose as articulated in John Milton’s celebrated sonnet “On His Blindness” (c. 1655). The purpose of this study is to examine how Milton negotiates the tension between his desire to serve God through poetic labour and the apparent obstacle posed by his blindness. The research paper employs the research method of thematic analysis combined with close textual reading, examining the sonnet’s imagery, biblical allu-sions, and theological framework within the context of seventeenth-century Protestant thought. The research paper concludes that Milton achieves spiritual resolution not through the restora-tion of sight or the resumption of active service, but through a radical reconceptualization of service itself, wherein patient acceptance becomes equivalent to active labour. The future per-spective of research is to extend this analysis to Milton’s later works, particularly Paradise Lost and Samson Agonistes, to trace the evolution of his theology of disability and divine purpose.

Faith, Service, Disability, Milton, Blindness