Mc 7, 24-30
En aquel tiempo, Jesús salió de Genesaret y se fue a la región donde se encuentra Tiro. Entró en una casa, pues no quería que nadie se enterara de que estaba ahí, pero no pudo pasar inadvertido. Una mujer, que tenía una niña poseída por un espíritu impuro, se enteró enseguida, fue a buscarlo y se postró a sus pies.
Cuando aquella mujer, una siria de Fenicia y pagana, le rogaba a Jesús que le sacara el demonio a su hija, él le respondió: “Deja que coman primero los hijos. No está bien quitarles el pan a los hijos para echárselo a los perritos”. La mujer le replicó: “Sí, Señor; pero también es cierto que los perritos, debajo de la mesa, comen las migajas que tiran los niños”.
Entonces Jesús le contestó: “Anda, vete; por eso que has dicho, el demonio ha salido ya de tu hija”. Al llegar a su casa, la mujer encontró a su hija recostada en la cama, y ya el demonio había salido de ella.
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GospelMK 7:24-30
Jesus went to the district of Tyre.
He entered a house and wanted no one to know about it,
but he could not escape notice.
Soon a woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit heard about him.
She came and fell at his feet.
The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth,
and she begged him to drive the demon out of her daughter.
He said to her, “Let the children be fed first.
For it is not right to take the food of the children
and throw it to the dogs.”
She replied and said to him,
“Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s scraps.”
Then he said to her, “For saying this, you may go.
The demon has gone out of your daughter.”
When the woman went home, she found the child lying in bed
and the demon gone.
He entered a house and wanted no one to know about it,
but he could not escape notice.
Soon a woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit heard about him.
She came and fell at his feet.
The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth,
and she begged him to drive the demon out of her daughter.
He said to her, “Let the children be fed first.
For it is not right to take the food of the children
and throw it to the dogs.”
She replied and said to him,
“Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s scraps.”
Then he said to her, “For saying this, you may go.
The demon has gone out of your daughter.”
When the woman went home, she found the child lying in bed
and the demon gone.
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Meditacion:
Hoy leemos que Jesús partió hacia Tiro y Sidón, ciudades situadas en territorio “gentil”, o sea no judío, al noroeste de Nazaret en la costa del mar Mediterráneo. La mujer que se le acercó era siria de Fenicia, es decir, no judía. El hecho de que Jesús haya entrado en territorio pagano era un claro testimonio de que había venido a llamar a todos por igual, tanto judíos como gentiles.
Así demostraba que la llamada del Evangelio es universal. Quizás, al leer la conversación de Jesús con esta mujer, pensemos que él la estaba discriminando porque llamaba “perros” a los gentiles, pero según la costumbre judía de la época, éste era un término común para referirse a los paganos. Lo que Jesús hacía era probar el deseo y la determinación de la mujer.
Ella se acercó al Señor con una terrible aflicción y una gran fe. Se arrojó a los pies del Señor y le suplicó que curara a su hija. La forma en que ella reaccionó ante las palabras de Cristo demuestra que ansiaba recibir o conocer lo que él podía hacer y por eso el Señor aceptó su fe y sanó a su hija.
Todos necesitamos el toque de Cristo. Cualquiera sea la raza, nacionalidad, credo, educación u origen de una persona, el Señor acepta a todos los que se le acercan con fe y sinceridad y no rechaza a nadie. El Evangelio no excluye a nadie. Todos los que busquen a Jesús con sinceridad lo encontrarán y recibirán la vida plena. ¿Tenemos nosotros una fe como la de esta mujer para acudir al Señor y pedirle que nos dé alimento espiritual?
Este pasaje es un desafío para nuestro espíritu evangelizador. ¿Consideramos que todos sin distinción necesitan a Cristo? ¿O preferimos escoger a quienes queremos darles testimonio del Señor y compartir el Evangelio? No importa que una persona nos resulte poco atractiva o nos parezca que no aceptará a Jesús por su estilo de vida, pero Jesús quiere que todo ser humano llegue a conocerlo y aceptarlo. ¡No olvidemos esto al proclamar el mensaje de salvación en Cristo!
“Ven, Espíritu Santo, y guíanos a propagar la verdad del Evangelio sin reservas ni condiciones, y concédenos confianza y palabras para ser buenos instrumentos de la verdad de Cristo, para gloria del Padre.” Amen
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Today we read that Jesus left for Tire and Sidon, cities located in “gentile” territory, that is, non-Jewish, northwest of Nazareth on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The woman who approached him was Syrian from Phenicia, that is, not Jewish. The fact that Jesus entered pagan territory was a clear testimony that he had come to call everyone equally, both Jews and Gentiles.
Thus he showed that the call of the Gospel is universal. Perhaps, when reading Jesus' conversation with this woman, let's think that he was discriminating against her because she called the Gentiles "dogs", but according to the Jewish custom of the time, this was a common term to refer to pagans. What Jesus did was prove the desire and determination of the woman.
She approached the Lord with terrible affliction and great faith. He threw himself at the feet of the Lord and begged him to heal his daughter. The way she reacted to the words of Christ demonstrates that she was eager to receive or know what he could do and that is why the Lord accepted her faith and healed her daughter.
We all need the touch of Christ. Whatever the race, nationality, creed, education or origin of a person, the Lord accepts all who approach him with faith and sincerity and does not reject anyone. The Gospel does not exclude anyone. All who seek Jesus with sincerity will find him and receive full life. Do we have a faith like this woman's to come to the Lord and ask her to give us spiritual nourishment?
This passage is a challenge for our evangelizing spirit. Do we believe that everyone without distinction needs Christ? Or do we prefer to choose who we want to witness to the Lord and share the Gospel? It does not matter if a person is unattractive or seems to us that he will not accept Jesus because of his lifestyle, but Jesus wants every human being to get to know him and accept him. Let's not forget this when proclaiming the message of salvation in Christ!
“Come, Holy Spirit, and guide us to spread the truth of the Gospel without reservations or conditions, and grant us confidence and words to be good instruments of the truth of Christ, for the glory of the Father.” Amen
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