EPHPHATHA: be opened.

This is the word that Jesus says in the gospel today.
Ephphatha. Be opened.

I don't know about you, but I can barely even say the word by sounding it out. 

The word itself is hard to pronounce, and I think it's also hard to do what the word means - "be opened".  

It's not easy to be opened to Jesus and to let Him into our lives. It's hard to share our thoughts, our dreams, our hopes, our feelings. But Jesus wants more than that. He wants everything. He wants to be a part of every aspect of our lives.

Something that helps me to be open to Christ is knowing that He wants the best for us and He wants it more than we do. Whatever He gives us may not be exactly what we want, but it's always exactly what we need.

Being open to others about Jesus and His love for is also difficult. It's tough to be open about our faith and to open our mouths to spread the Word of God. It's kind of scary now in this world we live in to even pray in public or have a conversation about God.

So there's something to work on this week - to try to be more open about our faith and the good news of Jesus Christ as well as trying to be more opened to Christ and what He wants to give us.