Opening to God and the Book of Proverbs

How can we open ourselves to God? When we go beyond the way others experience us, beyond who we think we are, we will encounter God. Today I am going to offer two pictures of this openness first from Mark’s story of the Syrophoenician mother and then from the ancient Book of Proverbs.
“Looking up to heaven [Jesus] and said… “Ephatha,” that is, “Be opened” (Mk. 7).
The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Clemens Young, Dean
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 2E58
16 Pentecost (Proper 18B) 11:00 a.m. Eucharist
Sunday 8 September 2024, Congregation Sunday
Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23
Psalm 125
James 2:1-10, (11-13), 14-17
Mark 7:24-37

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