Openness and sincerity is not an easy thing. We prefer to be closed, hidden, and private. Yet, sometimes we cannot live like that anymore. We want to shout out, throw away our worries, and be free again like butterflies. But somehow we are paralyzed. We are afraid because we were hurt so many times when we tried to be honest.
The example of a woman from Syrophoenicia can help us reopen ourselves. She was a brave and loving person. She does not want to live with an unclean spirit at home. She makes her daughter live as a daughter of God for her whole life. She knew her own story very well. She remembered her own mistakes and sins. She didn't want her child to repeat the same mistakes. So she came to Jesus to heal her beloved daughter.
The story of a deaf and dumb man is similar. He also was closed because of his sickness. So Jesus had to take him off by himself away from the crowd (v. 33). The sick man needed special time with the Lord to be cured completely. It can happen that our ears and tongue are sick as well. For we hear and speak too many bad words. In this way, we destroy our inner sense of hearing the Good News. We forget to proclaim the Word of God.
We need Jesus to heal us and show us the right direction. We can follow him and look up to heaven and pray (v. 34). We don't have to speak with everyone about the miracles which Jesus does in our life. We only should be grateful for the grace of God.
Let us allow the Son of God to come and touch our souls and bodies. Let us express all our worries in his presence. For sure he can make us hear and speak about everything which happened in our lives.
Reflection on Mark 7:24-37 by Józef Trzebuniak
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