Commentary
“Be
Opened”
Last
Sunday, Jesus invited us to “hear and understand.”
Today,
the command to the man “Ephphrata – Be opened” can be applied
to us as a continuation. Jesus invites us to be opened, to hear, and
to understand. [1]
God's
words come to us through the words of Sacred Scriptures, which has
primacy in God's revelation. At the same time, God speaks to us in
our own hearts, and also through the people and events of our life.
One
example of how God speaks in the events of life would be the journey
that Jesus takes in today's Gospel, as Mark described it. Jesus
takes an unusual route to go from Tyre to the district of the
Decapolis. He goes further north to Sidon before heading south. In doing
so, he enters even farther into the land of the Gentiles and brings
to them the Good News. He walks with the religious outcasts of his
time. He invites them to be opened to the Gospel and Kingdom of God.
So,
let's take a look at the people God puts in our lives. To whom
should I be more open to hear and understand God's words speaking to
me.
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[1]
http://www.progressiveinvolvement.com
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