Ebanghelyo subong nga Adlaw (Marcos 7:24-30)
Dayon si Jesus naglakat kag nagkadto sa kadutaan nga malapit sa siyudad sang Tiro. Nagdayon siya sa isa ka balay, kag indi siya luyag nga may makahibalo nga yara siya, pero indi gid matago sa mga tawo nga yara sia.
Ang isa ka iloy nga may anak nga babayi nga ginagamhan sang malaut nga espiritu, nakabati nahanungod kay Jesus kag nagkadto sia gilayon sa iya, kag nagluhod sa iya tiilan. Ini nga babayi isa ka dumoluong nga taga-Fenicia, sakop sang Siria. Nagpakiluoy sia kay Jesus nga tabugon ang yawa nga yara sa iya anak.
Pero nagsabat si Jesus, "Busgon ta anay sing una ang mga anak, kay indi matarong nga kuhaon ang pagkaon sang mga anak kag ihaboy sa mga ido."
Ang babayi nagsabat, "Husto ina, Ginoo, bisan ang mga ido sa idalom sang lamisa nagakaon sang mga usik sang mga anak!"
Gani nagsiling si Jesus sa iya, "Tungod sinang imo sabat, makapauli ka na, ang yawa nagguwa na sa imo anak!"
Gani nagpauli sia kag nakita niya ang iya anak nga nagahigda kag matuod gid nga nakagwa na ang yawa sa iya.
Ang isa ka iloy nga may anak nga babayi nga ginagamhan sang malaut nga espiritu, nakabati nahanungod kay Jesus kag nagkadto sia gilayon sa iya, kag nagluhod sa iya tiilan. Ini nga babayi isa ka dumoluong nga taga-Fenicia, sakop sang Siria. Nagpakiluoy sia kay Jesus nga tabugon ang yawa nga yara sa iya anak.
Pero nagsabat si Jesus, "Busgon ta anay sing una ang mga anak, kay indi matarong nga kuhaon ang pagkaon sang mga anak kag ihaboy sa mga ido."
Ang babayi nagsabat, "Husto ina, Ginoo, bisan ang mga ido sa idalom sang lamisa nagakaon sang mga usik sang mga anak!"
Gani nagsiling si Jesus sa iya, "Tungod sinang imo sabat, makapauli ka na, ang yawa nagguwa na sa imo anak!"
Gani nagpauli sia kag nakita niya ang iya anak nga nagahigda kag matuod gid nga nakagwa na ang yawa sa iya.
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Meditation: Do you ever feel "put-off" by the Lord? This passage describes the only occasion in which Jesus ministered outside of Jewish territory. (Tyre and Sidon were fifty miles north of Israel and still exist today in modern Lebanon.) A Gentile woman – an outsider who was not a member of the chosen people – puts Jesus on the spot by pleading with him to show mercy to her daughter who was tormented with an evil spirit. At first Jesus seemed to pay no attention to her, and this made his disciples feel embarrassed. Jesus very likely did this not to put the woman off, but rather to test her sincerity and to awaken faith in her.
What did Jesus mean by the expression "throwing bread to the dogs"? The Jews often spoke of the Gentiles with arrogance and insolence as "unclean dogs" since the Gentiles were excluded from God's covenant and favor with Israel. For the Greeks the "dog" was a symbol of dishonor and was used to describe a shameless and audacious woman. Matthew's gospel records the expression do not give dogs what is holy (Matthew 7:6). Jesus, no doubt, spoke with a smile rather than with an insult because this woman immediately responds with wit and faith – "even the dogs eat the crumbs". Jesus praises a Gentile woman for her persistent faith and for her affectionate love. She made the misery of her child her own and she was willing to suffer rebuff in order to obtain healing for her loved one. She also had indomitable persistence. Her faith grew in contact with the person of Jesus. She began with a request and she ended on her knees in worshipful prayer to the living God. No one who ever sought Jesus with faith – whether Jew or Gentile – was refused his help. Do you seek Jesus with expectant faith?
"Lord Jesus, your love and mercy knows no bounds. May I trust you always and never doubt your loving care and mercy. Increase my faith in your saving help and deliver me for all evil and harm."
What did Jesus mean by the expression "throwing bread to the dogs"? The Jews often spoke of the Gentiles with arrogance and insolence as "unclean dogs" since the Gentiles were excluded from God's covenant and favor with Israel. For the Greeks the "dog" was a symbol of dishonor and was used to describe a shameless and audacious woman. Matthew's gospel records the expression do not give dogs what is holy (Matthew 7:6). Jesus, no doubt, spoke with a smile rather than with an insult because this woman immediately responds with wit and faith – "even the dogs eat the crumbs". Jesus praises a Gentile woman for her persistent faith and for her affectionate love. She made the misery of her child her own and she was willing to suffer rebuff in order to obtain healing for her loved one. She also had indomitable persistence. Her faith grew in contact with the person of Jesus. She began with a request and she ended on her knees in worshipful prayer to the living God. No one who ever sought Jesus with faith – whether Jew or Gentile – was refused his help. Do you seek Jesus with expectant faith?
"Lord Jesus, your love and mercy knows no bounds. May I trust you always and never doubt your loving care and mercy. Increase my faith in your saving help and deliver me for all evil and harm."
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