Reflection on the Gospel-23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B

September 3, 2009

There is irony in the telling of the story: a Gentile deaf man can be brought from no hearing to hearing, from ‘speaking with difficulty’ to clarity of speech, but Jesus’ own disciples will shortly fail to hear and understand (‘Do you have ears and not hear?’-Mark 8:18). We open our ears to hear in the hope of understanding.