Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time + + + August 14, 2011
Gospel Matthew 15:21-28
At that time, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out,
"Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David!
My daughter is tormented by a demon."
But Jesus did not say a word in answer to her.
Jesus' disciples came and asked him,
"Send her away, for she keeps calling out after us."
He said in reply,
"I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
But the woman came and did Jesus homage, saying, "Lord, help me."
He said in reply,
"It is not right to take the food of the children
and throw it to the dogs."
She said, "Please, Lord, for even the dogs eat the scraps
that fall from the table of their masters."
Then Jesus said to her in reply,
"O woman, great is your faith!
Let it be done for you as you wish."
And the woman's daughter was healed from that hour.
And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out,
"Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David!
My daughter is tormented by a demon."
But Jesus did not say a word in answer to her.
Jesus' disciples came and asked him,
"Send her away, for she keeps calling out after us."
He said in reply,
"I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
But the woman came and did Jesus homage, saying, "Lord, help me."
He said in reply,
"It is not right to take the food of the children
and throw it to the dogs."
She said, "Please, Lord, for even the dogs eat the scraps
that fall from the table of their masters."
Then Jesus said to her in reply,
"O woman, great is your faith!
Let it be done for you as you wish."
And the woman's daughter was healed from that hour.
1 Comments:
From the American Bible Society's weekly Lectio Divina: "The most obvious lesson [of Jesus' change of heart] is that God will always grant his gifts to those who turn to him in a constant spirit of faith. But secondly, and perhaps more importantly for those Christians who came from a Jewish community, God’s salvation and mercy have no limits or frontiers, and will overcome any wall humans may build to create divisions or distinctions. From this viewpoint, it is easy to understand Saint Paul’s words: 'There is no difference between Jews and Gentiles, between slaves and free people, between men and women… If you belong to Christ, then you are the descendants of Abraham and will receive what God has promised.' (Galatians 3:28-29)"
Amen!
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