GOSPEL READING: MARK 7:31-37
Jesus is on the move. He moves from Galilee to Tyre and from there to Sidon and then again Decapolis and on. He is not a preacher from the chair; he does not reside in a place expecting people to come to him. Rather he moves out to meet the people in their location. He is on the street; he is on the way side; he is found here the people are.
As he moves around he heals the sick. Here in this healing miracle Jesus is presented as being very close to the person who is healed. He touches him and takes him alone away from the crowd etc. Personal care and personal touch of Jesus is revealed in this story. By saying to the individual not to spread this event to others, Jesus seems to imply that this should be personal and not public.
இயேசு ஒரே இடத்தில் இருந்துகொண்டு பணிசெய்யவில்லை. அவர் பல இடங்களுக்கும் பயணிக்கிறார். மக்களைத் தேடிச்செல்கிறார். மக்கள் தன்னைத்தேடி வரவேண்டும் என்று எதிர்பார்க்கவில்லை. அவருடைய பணிகளும் சேவைகளும் தனிமனித (பிறர்) நலனுக்கே. அது ஒரு பொது செய்தி அல்ல.
