Breaking the Word – Page 2134 – Rev. Dr. Victor Antonyraj SDB

10.02.2012 JESUS WENT TO THE PEOPLE

Posted under Reflections on February 9th, 2012 by

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.

ew;nra;jp thrfk;: khw;F 7:31-37

,NaR xNu ,lj;jpy; ,Ue;Jnfhz;L gzpnra;atpy;iy. mtu; gy ,lq;fSf;Fk; gazpf;fpwhu;. kf;fisj; Njbr;nry;fpwhu;. kf;fs; jd;idj;Njb tuNtz;Lk; vd;W vjpu;ghu;f;ftpy;iy. mtUila gzpfSk; NritfSk; jdpkdpj (gpwu;) eyDf;Nf. mJ xU nghJ nra;jp my;y.

09.02.2012 FAITH

Posted under Reflections on February 8th, 2012 by

GOSPEL READING: MARK 7:24-30

Jesus anted to go about unrecognized. So he moved to a place where no one will know him and disturb him. The author wanted to show that even if Jesus wanted to be unnoticed he could do so. His fame has reached even to the foreign land and even the people who were of non Jewish faith recognized him and approached him for assistance.

Jesus seemed to have communicated that he had come to serve the people of Jewish faith. And this was the reason why he said to the lady that the children should be fed first. And it appeared that he considered the people of the other faith as dogs (insulting). In the bible dogs represent animals that go back to its own vomit (2 Pet 2:22). Probably Jesus was meaning that this lady would go back to practice her own religion after the miracle. But when the woman expressed her faith Jesus could only high lighten the faith of the woman.

ew;nra;jp thrfk;: khw;F 7:24-30

,NaR jiykiwthf ,Uf;f tpUk;gpdhYk; mtuhy; ,aytpy;iy fhuzk; mtuJ Gfo; vq;Fk; gutp ,Ue;jJ. jdJ gzp ,];uhNay; kf;fSf;Fj;jhd; vd;W mtu; Vw;Wf;nfhz;lhYk; tpRthrk; ,Uf;Fk; ,lj;jpy; mtuhy; kWf;f Kbatpy;iy. ,NaRtpd; tho;Tf;Fk; Nghjidf;Fk; tpRthrk; mbj;jskhf ,Uf;fpwJ.