Jesus Sighs

I know that the shortest verse in the Bible says, "Jesus wept" (John 11:35). However, this last Sunday our lectionary reading reminded me that Jesus seemed to accomplish a lot in simply Sighing!

"He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means “Be opened!”)." - Mark 7:34

It was as if Jesus said an awful lot in just taking a breath. In some ways we do the same. A sigh can communicate a lot. Katy Stenta reflects on this when she writes: 


“Jesus sighs. What a human sound. My husband and I sigh, we sigh in happiness, exhaustion, hopelessness and worry. When in doubt, we breathe. When I’m in a good place I turn my breath into prayer, breathe in the Holy Spirit, breathe out the stress. But oftentimes my sigh is just a expellation of air, a sound of my complete and entire humanity, an expression of those feelings and thoughts I’m having trouble putting words around.” – Katy Stenta

If you ended up "sighing" today, please remember that God understands, even if others don't.

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