Jesus gave the people strict orders not to tell anyone. 

But the more he tried to silence them, the more eagerly they shared the news. 

People were overcome with wonder, saying, 

"He does everything well! 

He even makes the deaf to hear and gives speech to those who can't speak."

Mark 7:36-37 CEB

If it was your friend who for their whole life couldn't hear or couldn't speak, and suddenly, miraculously, they could, you'd tell someone.

If it was your daughter who was healed, wouldn't you want to let others know?

It's not clear why Jesus wanted to damp things down, do things on the down low. Perhaps his message about the Kingdom was getting lost in the noise around healings, maybe even with his own team?

Maybe he just needed space sometimes.

But whatever Jesus' reasons were, people couldn't stop telling others about Jesus. 

About what he had done in their lives.

Their experience.

Perhaps this is Mark's invitation to us too...to simply share our experience of Jesus in our time, in our world, in our way...

#gospelofMark #GoodNews 

#invitation 

#invitationtotellyourstory