‘Ephphatha!’ that is, ‘Be opened!' - 23rd Sunday in OT

Probably the most important aspect of God’s action is that God can change the human heart. For sure, all of us want miracles; we want all that is bad in our lives and in our world to be changed to good. We might ask ourselves today: what would I prefer? Would I like some physical or material reality changed or would I prefer my heart to be changed? The reply will tell us a lot about ourselves! ‘Ephphatha!’ that is, ‘Be opened!’