"Be Opened"

Often in our spiritual reading or in welcoming students or adults on retreats, the phrase, Be Open is one of the key ideas that is necessary to benefit from what we are reading or from the retreat experience.  In today's Gospel,  (Mk 7:31-37)esus cures a deaf man with a speech impediment with the word, Ephphtha!, "Be opened."  He literally meant for the man's ears and mouth to be opened, but symbolically we might hear him say to us, "Be opened to receive what I'm going to teach you through my Word,  through the words of others, or through the experiences that will come our way today.  The deaf man found a whole new existence from the healing word and touch of Jesus. so too will we, if we but open our eyes, ears and hearts to the healing word and touch that Jesus will give us today.  Be opened, Be Open!!
Bro. Rene