“And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.”
At this, the man's ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly — the threefold restoration mirrors the threefold impairment: ears opened (hearing restored), tongue loosened (speech freed), began to speak plainly (communication established). The healing is comprehensive and immediate. The ears first, then the tongue — the sequence communicates that hearing is prior to speech, that receiving precedes giving. The man who could not communicate can now participate fully in the community's life of hearing and speaking.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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