The cure of this deaf man who also had a speech impediment has fascinated the followers of Jesus since it happened in the district of the Decapolis near the Sea of Galilee. Jesus puts his fingers in the man's ears, spit on his tongue, groaned from within and uttered the command:" Ephphatha, Be opened." (cf. Mk 7: 34) We might say that Jesus went out of his way to show his physical connection to this man, and the need to engage the senses of feeling, touch and hearing. We are reminded that we too in our prayers need physical things: a posture such as kneeling, perhaps a prayer spoken out loud, perhaps holy water, a relic, crucifix, or an image: things that will help us focus and remind us that Jesus works through tangible things as well as intangible. It might take some praying and reflecting to admit this, to be open to the way that Jesus might want to address us, or answer our prayer. May we be open today to the ways God works in us, speaks to us, heals us.
Bro. Rene
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