Jesus heals the deaf man By Sr Marguerite Kelly, mficWhen Jesus heals the deaf man in today’s gospel, he is clearly fulfilling what had been prophesied by the prophet Isaiah; when God comes, the ears of the deaf will be unstopped, and the speechless will sing for joy This is all well and good for the deaf fellow 2,000 years ago, we might say to ourselves, but what does it matter to us today?One way to reflect on today’s readings is to consider the ways in which I myself am deaf and mute to the presence of God in my life: how I am too distracted to hear the beautiful sounds of creation; too preoccupied to pay attention to the goodness, the love, and the wisdom of others; too busy to listen to what the word of God is saying to me in my day-to-day life We believe that because of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, God is truly present in our world and in our lives Read more
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