Just a couple of thoughts.
The refrain from the psalm to day: I am the Lord, your God: hear my voice.
In Hebrew there is one word that means both hear and obey. If you do not obey then you really didn't hear in the first place. When it comes to God, he makes it a point to be heard.
Secondly:
In today's gospel We see Jesus on the move. He leaves the district of Tyre and went to Sea of Galilee by way of Sidon as the text reveals to us.
Now, Sidon is about 2o to 30 miles in the other direction. It is as they say, out of the way. Jesus doesn't take the short cut to get to where is going.
There is no short cut. Every journey, every experience has profound significance.
There is no short cut on the journey of faith. In fact, sometimes, Jesus will take to places that seem out of the way but for him it is exactly where we need to be.
The journey itself will lead to an "opening" of our ears and a loosening of our tongues so we can both hear and proclaim what God has done.
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