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Working with the
Word
23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time B
September 6, 2015
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Focusing
the Gospel
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Key
words and phrases: deaf, speech impediment, Be opened, deaf hear, mute speak |
To
the point: “Be opened!” Jesus commands the deaf-mute man as he heals him. This encounter, however, is more than a matter of physical healing. It is a sign of salvation: God's superabundant life breaking open the closed human condition. Further, what Jesus commands with respect to the deaf-mute man, he commands with respect to us. When we encounter Jesus, he commands, "Be opened!" and we too are healed: our ears are opened to hear the Good News and our tongues are loosened to proclaim it.
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Connecting
the Gospel ...
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... to
the first reading: Isaiah's poetic vision presents a world redeemed by God's saving power. What Isaiah communicates through poetry, Jesus communicates through action. |
... to experience: We tend to think of salvation in terms of heaven and the hereafter. The readings open us to salvation as encountering and hearing God now.
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