Mark 7:33-35 After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man's ears. Then he spit and touched the man's tongue. He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, "Ephphatha!" (which means, "Be opened!"). At this the man's ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly.
For Jesus, every step on this last trip to Jerusalem, the Jericho Road, has deep meaning. He is walking through memories of people and places, collecting them, as it were, stopping and pausing to praise God for the work he was sent to do. "Selah Moments" if you will. I'm sure every healed person's name came to his mind: the Centurion's son, the bleeding woman, the demon-possessed boy, the man with his mat, the blind man, the deaf/mute. The compassion of Jesus for His creation had to be deepening with every step he made. This wasn't just about getting to Jerusalem. It was so much more. There were relationships built and lives changed. There was hope revealed and peace gained. Jesus is stepping purposefully as he journeys to the cross.
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