Thursday
Read Mark 7:24-37
24 Then Jesus left and went away to
the territory near the city of Tyre. He went into a house and did not want
anyone to know he was there, but he could not stay hidden. 25A
woman, whose daughter had an evil spirit in her, heard about Jesus and came to
him at once and fell at his feet. 26The woman was a Gentile, born in
the region of Phoenicia in Syria. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of
her daughter. 27But Jesus answered, “Let us first feed the children.
It isn’t right to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.”
28 “Sir,” she answered, “even the
dogs under the table eat the children’s leftovers!”
29 So Jesus said to her, “Because of
that answer, go back home, where you will find that the demon has gone out of
your daughter!”
30 She went home and found her child
lying on the bed; the demon had indeed gone out of her.
31 Jesus then left the neighbourhood
of Tyre and went on through Sidon to Lake Galilee, going by way of the
territory of the Ten Towns. 32Some people brought him a man who was
deaf and could hardly speak, and they begged Jesus to place his hands on him. 33So
Jesus took him off alone, away from the crowd, put his fingers in the man’s
ears, spat, and touched the man’s tongue. 34Then Jesus looked up to
heaven, gave a deep groan, and said to the man, “Ephphatha,” which means, “Open
up!”
35 At once the man was able to hear,
his speech impediment was removed, and he began to talk without any trouble. 36Then
Jesus ordered the people not to speak of it to anyone; but the more he ordered
them not to, the more they spoke. 37And all who heard were
completely amazed. “How well he does everything!” they exclaimed. “He even
causes the deaf to hear and the dumb to speak!”
Think
The woman from Phoenecia in Syria gets into a bit of a Theological debate
with Jesus - in the debate she affirms God's care for her. Sometimes we need to be a bit more like her
in our prayers as we claim God's love for us and the world around us.
Pray
Lord give me some more courage in my prayers for myself and the world.
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