This week we have been hearing from the prophet Ezekiel in our daily masses. Earlier in the week, we heard about Ezekiel eating the scroll of God’s word according to instructions he received from God, with the scroll being sweet to taste, even though the scroll contained a very harsh message. Today, we hear of Ezekiel performing actions for the people of Israel for them to see, a sort of mime that foretells their future. This future that is foretold is not a happy one, but rather alerts them of their upcoming exile into Babylon. God sees the people as not only rebellious, but as having eyes that do not want to see and ears that do not want to hear. They have shut themselves off from God. In fact, when Babylonians invade Jerusalem and take the people off to exile into Babylon, King Zedekiah and his troops try to flee. They are captured and the king is made blind before his is marched off to Babylon. The king’s blindness is a symbol of the blindness of his people. In the Gospels, Jesus often heals the deaf, the blind, and the mute as signs of God’s kingdom. May the Lord open our eyes, our ears, and our mouth to see his truth, to hear his word, and to speak of his glory.
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