Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path. (Psalm 119)
Gospel Mystery of the Day Thursday, February 14, 2019
Good Morning! Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path. (Psalm 119) Mark 7:24-30 Dealing with the overwhelming grief of the loss of his cousin John in a brutal beheading by Herod, Jesus sought refuge and retreat in the region of Tyre and Sidon away from the crowds of Judea. Surrounded by non-Jewish people, surely he would be left alone for rest and prayer! But a Syrophoenician woman from the area found him out and begged him to heal her daughter from demon oppression. Not phased by Jesus’ likening her people to the dogs under the table, the woman persisted in her trust that this Jewish Rabbi could heal her daughter. Politely but firmly she rebuffed Jesus’ rejection and persisted in asking for help for her daughter. Her perseverance –like ours can be –was rewarded. Praising the woman for her faith and her persistence, Jesus healed her daughter (even in absentia) and the woman returned home to find her restored in mind, body and spirit. Am I as faith-full and persistent as the Syrophoenician woman when I approach Christ Jesus for the healing of my children or myself? Holy Spirit, help me persist in asking God for healing. Submit to God and accept the word that he plants within your hearts, which is able to save you. (James 1:21) I have learned that faith means trusting in advance what will only make sense in reverse. Philip Yancey www.gospelmysteryoftheday.ca & Gospel Mystery of the Day on Facebook Soli ad gloriam Dei
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AuthorBeverly Illauq lives in Kemptville, Ontario, where she greets each morning by seeking the Gospel Mystery of the Day - the Word of the Lord for direct and practical application to the specific challenges & joys of the day. Archives
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