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b'(Is.35:4-7a;\\xa0\\xa0 Ps.146:2,6-10;\\xa0\\xa0 Jas.2:1-5;\\xa0\\xa0 Mk.7:31-37)\\xa0 \\u201cHe makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.\\u201d The Lord makes all whole.\\xa0 He \\u201csets captives free\\u201d from all their afflictions as He redeems us from all our sin.\\xa0 \\u201cHere is your God, He comes with vindication; with divine recompense He comes to save you.\\u201d\\xa0 This is He who \\u201chas done all things well\\u201d; this is the Lord Jesus Christ. \\u201cAnd immediately the man\\u2019s ears were opened, his speech impediment was removed, and he spoke plainly.\\u201d\\xa0 By a word: \\u201c\\u2018Ephphatha!\\u2019 \\u2013 that is, \\u2018Be opened!\\u2019\\u201d the deaf mute is healed by Jesus, causing all to be \\u201cexceedingly astonished.\\u201d\\xa0 And in their astonishment their eyes are opened, for \\u201cthe Lord gives sight to the blind.\\u201d\\xa0 And so He who sustains \\u201cthe fatherless and the widow\\u201d and \\u201cgives food to the hungry\\u201d stands before the eyes of all now; and so indeed is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: \\u201cThen will the eyes of the blind be opened, the ears of the deaf be cleared\\u2026\\xa0 Then the tongue of the dumb will sing.\\u201d\\xa0 And so streams \\u201cburst forth in the desert\\u201d and \\u201cthe lame leap like a stag,\\u201d for He comes \\u2013 He comes to heal all nations. Brothers and sisters, God chose \\u201cthose who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He promised to those who love Him.\\u201d\\xa0 He chose the blind; He chose the lame; He chose the deaf and the mute \\u2013 He chose the hungry and oppressed.\\xa0 He chose you and me in all our sin, in all our weakness before Him, and came to release us from all fear.\\xa0 Making no distinction except to favor the soul who thirsts for Him, He came bringing \\u201csprings of water.\\u201d\\xa0 And these waters heal.\\xa0 And these waters set us free.\\xa0 And these waters remove our \\u201cshabby clothes\\u201d and don us \\u201cwith gold rings and fine clothes\\u201d spun by the hand of God. Brothers and sisters, \\u201cadhere to the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.\\u201d\\xa0 For He is glorious indeed, and coming into His assembly with all your imperfections purged from your soul, you shall know such glory and not be able to withhold yourself from proclaiming such glory.\\xa0 Yes, you shall be one with \\u201cthe Lord [who] shall reign forever.\\u201d\\xa0 He shall be \\u201cyour God, O Zion, through all generations,\\u201d and with tongue loosened and renewed you shall sing \\u201cAlleluia\\u201d to the Lord forevermore.\\xa0 Know now His power upon you. Written, read & chanted, and produced by James Kurt. Music: "Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder" (2nd half) from Listening to the Lamp, ninth album of Songs for Children of Light, by James Kurt. ******* O LORD, open our ears that we might hear your voice and follow in your way. YHWH, you chose the poor to inherit your kingdom.\\xa0 The deaf, the blind, the lame \\u2013 to these you bring your healing touch.\\xa0 You come to those who recognize their need for you and take them to yourself.\\xa0 In your Son you fulfill your will for the good of all who desire you.\\xa0 For this we can but praise you. O LORD God, you keep faith forever, you eternally offer forth love to us, the rivers of grace known in the work of Jesus.\\xa0 You can but love us; you can but desire our good.\\xa0 For you are all good, you are all love, and so you look with pity upon those in need, upon fallen man so separated from your love. O may we all be cleansed of our sin!\\xa0 O may we all be made whole in your sight!\\xa0 Let the touch of your Son be upon us, dear LORD, that we might sing of your glory forever.\\xa0 O let our hearts be open to your love!'