But out of God's grace someone brought us to Jesus, as the people brought that deaf and mute man from the Decapolis to Jesus. Someone brought us to Baptism. Someone taught us God's Word. Someone stuck the Gospel of Jesus in our ears. A parent, a pastor, a friend, a teacher.
Teaching can be frustrating work.
You're never can be quite certain what has sunk in and what has bounced off into outer space. Sometimes you wonder whether they can hear at all, or whether their tongues work properly. When you see that at work in your children and your students, remember your own deafness to God, how slow you are to hear it. Recall the muteness of your tongue, how reluctant you are to speak it. Let Jesus open your ears and free your tongue with His forgiveness.