He does everything well

Mark 7:31-37

31 Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis. 32 There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him. 33 After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit and touched the man’s tongue. 34 He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means “Be opened!”). 35 At this, the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly. ​36 Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. 37 People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”

One of the hardest testimonies to hear about faith in the middle of the trial is the testimony of the Puerto Rican preacher Yiyi Avila, famous for his involvement in the 80' evangelical revival for Latin America. Thousands of people came to Jesus thanks to God's will using the gift given to Yiyi Avila to explain the Bible and to call people to God, but one day, Yiye Avila's ex-son-in-law, Luis Gerardo Rivera Marín, stabbed to death his lovely daughter Elizabeth Rivera Avila in 1989.
 
Luis Gerardo Rivera Marín is currently serving a 125-year prison sentence in Mexico for the murder of his wife and Avila's daughter. One day Yiye Avila went to visit him in jail to let his ex-son know he forgave him. On April 28, 2009, his other daughter, Noemi Ávila, an Evangelical pastor herself, died in a car accident in Freites, Venezuela. How this kind of facts operate in God's will for people who believe in Him, praise Him, and worship him? How to continue proclaiming that God does everything good amid crises?
 
In Mark 7: 31-37, Jesus goes with his disciples northwards, towards the city of Zion, then descends on the eastern side, to the valley of the Jordan and reaches the Decapolis, near the Sea of Galilee. He deliberately avoids stepping on the land of Israel and takes a long detour; He flees from the crowds and seeks the opportunity to be alone with his disciples. This departure of Jesus from Galilee and this flight from the crowds mark a change in his activity, which will concentrate from then on on the small group of his followers. However, upon arriving at the Decapolis, where he was already known after the healing of the possessed man of Cerasa (Cf. 5,20), the natives notice his presence and come to him to ask for another miracle: the healing of a deaf.
 
The laying on of hands, already known in Genesis (48:14-19) as a rite of blessing, is frequently used by Jesus in his healings (6:5; 8:23 and 25). This gesture also signified the communication of the Spirit of God, and as such has passed into the liturgy of the Church. Let us remember that the Spirit, which descended abundantly upon Jesus in the Jordan, is the life-giving force and the "finger of God" with which Jesus performs all miracles. Jesus does not want to arouse blind enthusiasm and foster sensationalism in the crowds. Jesus removes the sick man from the curious crowd. Although Jesus usually cures the sick by laying on His hands and pronouncing His effective word, here He also performs a series of symbolic gestures that give the whole process a special solemnity. On the other hand, they are necessary signs to communicate with the deaf-mute. The baptismal liturgy has taken up these gestures of Jesus, recognizing that every man must be opened by God so that he can hear the Gospel. Raising one's eyes to heaven is the expression of a silent prayer, a supplication, and often also of thanksgiving.
 
Mark has preserved in its original Aramaic the word of Jesus to the deaf-mute: "effetá." This word has also passed into the baptismal liturgy. Both Jesus and the Church address this word to man, so that he opens himself to communication and is ready to receive the Gospel. Neither the miracle of Jesus nor the baptismal rite is a magical actions that act by virtue of certain gestures and thanks to the power of a formula. The gestures and the words in both cases have a meaning and are, therefore, an appeal to those who see and hear. The miracle of Jesus is first made understood by the deaf-mute with visible gestures and thus prepares him for faith; then he pronounces the effective word. But the effectiveness of this word does not depend on it being such, but on it being the word of Jesus heard by the deaf-mute. There is a relationship between deafness and muteness. One cannot speak if one cannot hear. And this also applies to hearing and confessing the gospel. Only he who believes, he who listens, can then authentically proclaim and confess the gospel.

​As Paul says, "because we believe, that is why we speak." Although Jesus performed the miracle by withdrawing from the people, what had happened soon became known, and everyone began to talk about what had happened. This miracle is one of the signs announced by Isaiah for messianic times (see today's first reading). It is possible that Jesus imposed silence on these people precisely for this reason, fearing that the false messianic conception they possessed would compromise their performance before the public authorities
 
God acts in a way that we can not control, even though we can not understand. When we see all the evil around us or when we face trials or crises, we can feel like God is not acting in favor of us as His children. These kinds of feelings are normal during traumas or pain. However, the bible shows us a complete development of a Plan for humanity, a perfect plan in which God committed Himself to pay a high price by giving His only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Then how does that explain God's love in our daily struggles? First of all, we need to recognize the value of our salvation, the importance of eternity, which is something that God gives us through Jesus' sacrifice. We can be sure that He is in control of our future, but we need to live in such a way that we can honor Him with our acts and with our faith.
 
God also gives us the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives, especially when we are weak, when we are suffering, or when we are experiencing loneliness and pain. It's not possible to resist or to survive by ourselves but in His strength and through His mercy. Our life, the earth in which we live, and everything around us belong to God. When we understand that we can trust in a complete dependency on Him, He is in control, and when we review our personal journey throughout our lives, especially as Christians, we can verify His mercy even in the midst of a strong storm or difficulties.
 
Jesus makes everything well, but not just our miracles, which are a sign of His eternal love for us, but throughout eternity, because in the end of the days, Jesus gives the certainty about His care and control for our families, giving us a place in heaven with Him. Our life is a collection of miracles, starting with our birthday until the way that we are breathing at this very moment. The gospel collects 40 miracles, registered in detail and, additionally, a lot of just referenced, we can identify at least 4 types of Jesus miracles, for example, healing, exorcism, nature miracles, and resurrection from the dead. The resurrection constitutes the biggest one because it incorporates the victory over death. In conclusion, the miracles of Jesus are a testimony of His divine power and love for all people. By exploring these miracles and understanding their significance, we can deepen our faith and find hope and comfort in the wonders of Christ ,especially in moments of grief, pain or trials, because God is the same and love in the same way forever