Thursday, June 15th
A woman
whose little daughter had an unclean
spirit heard about Jesus and straightway
came to and fell at His feet
Mark
7:25
Such love and caring concern for
the child of the mother! Such faith
in a foreigner whom she believed
could and would restore her child
to normality! Such prompt action
when she discovered that the one
whom she believed would help her
was in her neighbourhood.
O that my beloved disciples of
today would show such love and caring
concern for the sick, such faith
in me and take such prompt action
as this woman from the Syro - Phoenician
province in the days of my incarnate
life.
Faith love, action: all are gifts
of Our Holy Spirit, and it is necessary
but to respond to those gifts in
obedience and trust. The woman whose
child was healed had not received
the teaching and solidarity available
to the Jewish people, yet she knew
understood and acted within the
limited horizon of her knowledge.
And she received that which she
sought from the loving Father, the
healing of her child.
Today many outside the reaches
of my beloved church look to the
Father for light for the journey
and healing for themselves and others.
And they are not disappointed.