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In today’s Gospel we have a description of a healing, specifically the healing of a deaf and mute man. Jesus orders the man not to tell anyone but Jesus orders falls on deaf ears, if you don’t mind the irony and the miracle is proclaimed anyway. Jesus must have known that the miracle would be proclaimed, and the people could not keep this a secret. Jesus probably couldn’t help himself. He is a healer. Not only would this man regain his hearing and ability to speak he could become an active member of his community. He would have opportunities that had been previously denied him. He would be taken more seriously by his community because he would have more access to knowledge, and he would be able to share his ideas with greater ease. Jesus not only healed him he restored him.
Jesus taking the man away from the crowd. He doesn’t say anything to the man. It makes sense as the man is deaf. Mark describes several actions, he put his fingers in the man’s ears, he touches the man’s tongue, he looks up to heaven. It has been pointed out that Jesus was communicating with the man in the only way possible, through sign language. Jesus wants him to understand as much as possible in a way that the man could. It is the same for us when we are blind or deaf to God's Call.