Gospel: Mark 7:31-37
Again Jesus left the district of Tyre and went
by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis. And
people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged him to
lay his hand on him. He took him off by himself away from the crowd. He put his
finger into the man’s ears and, spitting, touched his tongue; then he looked up
to heaven and groaned, and said to him, “Ephphatha!”— that is, “Be opened!” —
And immediately the man’s ears were opened, his speech impediment was removed,
and he spoke plainly. He ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more he
ordered them not to, the more they proclaimed it. They were exceedingly
astonished and they said, “He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear
and the mute speak.”
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Reflection:
How would you react when people praise you for the things that you’ve
done? Do you gloat over it? Does it increase your sense of self-worth? Do you
feel proud and feel that you are head over shoulders above
others? These reactions are for those people who have a very high
regard of themselves.
Those who are humble when they are praised for the things that they’ve
done would point to God by saying: Thanks be to God, or Praise God. They would
always deflect the credit out of themselves and give the glory to God.
Let us look at the gospel and see the humble actions of Jesus when He
was asked to heal the sick man. Instead of healing the sick man in front of the
crowd. He took him away from the crowd then He cured him just the two of them. Afterwards,
He told the healed man not to tell anyone.
We, when we’ve done something worthy we would want the whole world to
know about it. That’s why many of us always post on facebook pictures/videos
that show that we’re doing something for us to have a positive image.
But not Jesus, He would always be non-assuming, self-effacing and low
profile. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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