“(In the region of the Decapolis,) some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged him to place his hand on the man.” (Mark 7:31-32)

Decapolis was a district set up by the Roman Empire to house the Greek people who have settled in Palestine.  Thus, the inhabitants of Decapolis were all non-believers.

Jesus’ healing of the man “who was deaf and could hardly talk”, as described in Mark, may be extrapolated to mean that Jesus’ teachings are powerful enough to satisfy the Greeks who were knowledge-thirsty.

The primary target of Jesus’ ministry was the Jews.  However, He did not neglect the Greeks, who were desperately seeking the Truth.   “Ask, and you will receive!”

It was not easy to enlighten the Greek people.  Jesus once “put His fingers into the man's ears. Then He spit and touched the man's tongue”, giving us an indication that evangelizing to them was indeed a daunting task.

However, if one’s willing to open up his heart, and accept the teachings of Jesus, the rest will be history.

Another point of interest is, that the confidence one has for Jesus might not originate from the person himself, but rather, from his friend.  Just like what was recorded in the Gospel, “Some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk”.  Due to the notion of “communion of saints”, everybody gets to taste the fruits of Faith, regardless of from whom the Faith stemmed from.