Sermon Description:

In this week’s sermon at St. Sarkis Church, Fr. Nareg reflects on the healing of the deaf and mute man in the Gospel of Mark. Jesus enters a foreign land, touches the man’s ears and tongue, and utters the powerful word: “Ephphatha — Be opened.”

Fr. Nareg unpacks the deeper meaning of this miracle, showing how it symbolizes our own spiritual condition. Sin begins when we stop listening to God and instead turn inward to our own desires and fears. Through this miracle, Christ restores not only the man’s hearing and speech but also the relationship between God and humanity.

The sermon also includes a real-life story of trauma, regret, and the search for redemption. Through compassion and the presence of God’s love, we are reminded that true healing is not just physical, it is spiritual and relational.

Key themes:
- The universal message of Christ beyond cultural and religious boundaries.
- Sin as disconnection from God, not just breaking rules.
- Trauma, redemption, and the challenge of finding healing.
- Compassion as God’s presence within us.
- Christ as the light who opens what is closed in our hearts.

May we allow Christ to speak into our lives: “Be opened!”—restoring us to the fullness of God’s image and love.