2021년 8월 4일 연중 제18주간 수요일
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제1독서
<그들은 탐스러운 땅을 업신여겼다(시편 106〔105〕,24).>
민수기. 13,1-2.25ㅡ14,1.26-30.34-35
그 무렵 주님께서 파란 광야에 있는 1 모세에게 이르셨다.
2 “사람들을 보내어, 내가 이스라엘 자손들에게 주는
가나안 땅을 정찰하게 하여라. 각 지파에서 모두 수장을 한 사람씩 보내야 한다.”
25 그들은 사십 일 만에 그 땅을 정찰하고 돌아왔다.
26 그들은 파란 광야 카데스로 모세와 아론과
이스라엘 자손들의 온 공동체에게 왔다.
그들은 모세와 아론과 온 공동체에게 그 땅의 과일을 보여 주면서 보고하였다.
27 그들은 모세에게 이렇게 이야기하였다.
“우리를 보내신 그 땅으로 가 보았습니다.
과연 젖과 꿀이 흐르는 곳이었습니다. 이것이 그곳 과일입니다.
28 그러나 그 땅에 사는 백성은 힘세고, 성읍들은 거창한 성채로 되어 있습니다.
더군다나 우리는 그곳에서 아낙의 후손들도 보았습니다.
29 아말렉족은 네겝 땅에 살고,
히타이트족과 여부스족과 아모리족은 산악 지방에 살고 있습니다.
그리고 가나안족은 바닷가와 요르단 강 가에 살고 있습니다.”
30 칼렙이 모세 앞에서 백성을 진정시키면서 말하였다.
“어서 올라가 그 땅을 차지합시다. 우리는 반드시 해낼 수 있습니다.”
31 그러나 그와 함께 올라갔다 온 사람들은,
“우리는 그 백성에게로 쳐 올라가지 못합니다.
그들은 우리보다 강합니다.” 하면서,
32 이스라엘 자손들에게 자기들이 정찰한 땅에 대하여 나쁜 소문을 퍼뜨렸다.
“우리가 가로지르며 정찰한 그 땅은 주민들을 삼켜 버리는 땅이다.
그리고 우리가 그 땅에서 본 백성은 모두 키 큰 사람뿐이다.
33 우리는 또 그곳에서 나필족을 보았다.
아낙의 자손들은 바로 이 나필족에서 나온 것이다.
우리 눈에도 우리 자신이 메뚜기 같았지만, 그들의 눈에도 그랬을 것이다.”
14,1 온 공동체가 소리 높여 아우성쳤다. 백성이 밤새도록 통곡하였다.
26 주님께서 모세와 아론에게 이르셨다.
27 “이 악한 공동체가 언제까지 나에게 투덜거릴 것인가?
이스라엘 자손들이 나에게 투덜거리는 소리를 나는 들었다.
28 그들에게 이렇게 말하여라. ‘주님의 말이다. 내가 살아 있는 한,
너희가 내 귀에 대고 한 말에 따라, 내가 반드시 너희에게 그대로 해 주겠다.
29 바로 이 광야에서 너희는 시체가 되어 쓰러질 것이다.
너희 가운데 스무 살 이상이 되어, 있는 대로 모두 사열을 받은 자들,
곧 나에게 투덜댄 자들은 모두,
30 여푼네의 아들 칼렙과 눈의 아들 여호수아만 빼고,
내가 너희에게 주어 살게 하겠다고 손을 들어 맹세한
그 땅으로 들어가지 못할 것이다.
34 너희가 저 땅을 정찰한 사십 일, 그 날수대로, 하루를 일 년으로 쳐서,
너희는 사십 년 동안 그 죗값을 져야 한다.
그제야 너희는 나를 멀리하면 어떻게 되는지 알게 될 것이다.’
35 나 주님이 말한다. 나를 거슬러 모여든 이 악한 공동체 전체에게
나는 기어이 이렇게 하고야 말겠다.
바로 이 광야에서 그들은 최후를 맞을 것이다.
이곳에서 그들은 죽을 것이다.”
복음
마태오. 15,21-28
그때에 21 예수님께서 티로와 시돈 지방으로 물러가셨다.
22 그런데 그 고장에서 어떤 가나안 부인이 나와,
“다윗의 자손이신 주님, 저에게 자비를 베풀어 주십시오.
제 딸이 호되게 마귀가 들렸습니다.” 하고 소리 질렀다.
23 예수님께서는 한마디도 대답하지 않으셨다.
제자들이 다가와 말하였다.
“저 여자를 돌려보내십시오. 우리 뒤에서 소리 지르고 있습니다.”
24 그제야 예수님께서 “나는 오직 이스라엘 집안의 길 잃은 양들에게
파견되었을 뿐이다.” 하고 대답하셨다.
25 그러나 그 여자는 예수님께 와 엎드려 절하며,
“주님, 저를 도와주십시오.” 하고 청하였다.
26 예수님께서는 “자녀들의 빵을 집어
강아지들에게 던져 주는 것은 좋지 않다.” 하고 말씀하셨다.
27 그러자 그 여자가 “주님, 그렇습니다. 그러나 강아지들도
주인의 상에서 떨어지는 부스러기는 먹습니다.” 하고 말하였다.
28 그때에 예수님께서 그 여자에게 말씀하셨다.
“아, 여인아! 네 믿음이 참으로 크구나. 네가 바라는 대로 될 것이다.”
바로 그 시간에 그 여자의 딸이 나았다.
August 4, 2021
Wednesday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
Nm 13:1-2, 25–14:1, 26a-29a, 34-35
The LORD said to Moses [in the desert of Paran,]
“Send men to reconnoiter the land of Canaan,
which I am giving the children of Israel.
You shall send one man from each ancestral tribe,
all of them princes.”
After reconnoitering the land for forty days they returned,
met Moses and Aaron and the whole congregation of the children of Israel
in the desert of Paran at Kadesh,
made a report to them all,
and showed the fruit of the country
to the whole congregation.
They told Moses: “We went into the land to which you sent us.
It does indeed flow with milk and honey, and here is its fruit.
However, the people who are living in the land are fierce,
and the towns are fortified and very strong.
Besides, we saw descendants of the Anakim there.
Amalekites live in the region of the Negeb;
Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites dwell in the highlands,
and Canaanites along the seacoast and the banks of the Jordan.”
Caleb, however, to quiet the people toward Moses, said,
“We ought to go up and seize the land, for we can certainly do so.”
But the men who had gone up with him said,
“We cannot attack these people; they are too strong for us.”
So they spread discouraging reports among the children of Israel
about the land they had scouted, saying,
“The land that we explored is a country that consumes its inhabitants.
And all the people we saw there are huge, veritable giants
(the Anakim were a race of giants);
we felt like mere grasshoppers, and so we must have seemed to them.”
At this, the whole community broke out with loud cries,
and even in the night the people wailed.
The LORD said to Moses and Aaron:
“How long will this wicked assembly grumble against me?
I have heard the grumblings of the children of Israel against me.
Tell them: By my life, says the LORD,
I will do to you just what I have heard you say.
Here in the desert shall your dead bodies fall.
Forty days you spent in scouting the land;
forty years shall you suffer for your crimes:
one year for each day.
Thus you will realize what it means to oppose me.
I, the LORD, have sworn to do this
to all this wicked assembly that conspired against me:
here in the desert they shall die to the last man.”
Responsorial Psalm
R. (4a) Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
We have sinned, we and our fathers;
we have committed crimes; we have done wrong.
Our fathers in Egypt
considered not your wonders.
R. Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
But soon they forgot his works;
they waited not for his counsel.
They gave way to craving in the desert
and tempted God in the wilderness.
R. Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
They forgot the God who had saved them,
who had done great deeds in Egypt,
Wondrous deeds in the land of Ham,
terrible things at the Red Sea.
R. Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
Then he spoke of exterminating them,
but Moses, his chosen one,
Withstood him in the breach
to turn back his destructive wrath.
R. Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
Gospel
At that time Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out,
“Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David!
My daughter is tormented by a demon.”
But he did not say a word in answer to her.
His disciples came and asked him,
“Send her away, for she keeps calling out after us.”
He said in reply,
“I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
But the woman came and did him homage, saying, “Lord, help me.”
He said in reply,
“It is not right to take the food of the children
and throw it to the dogs.”
She said, “Please, Lord, for even the dogs eat the scraps
that fall from the table of their masters.”
Then Jesus said to her in reply,
“O woman, great is your faith!
Let it be done for you as you wish.”
And her daughter was healed from that hour.
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Do we have an amnesia problem as it relates to remembering all of God’s blessings throughout our life? Does that forgetfulness impact our faith? Does it define our faith? Do we even realize that this is an issue which demands our constant attention?
In today’s world of communication overload, we so easily forget what is of true significance. We seem to focus more on the challenges of today while missing out on the true source of peace and joy. We often take for granted that the creator of the universe walks with us each day through the good times and the bad, that he has always been with us and always will be – to the end of time. This fact is quite honestly more than I can truly comprehend. I am shocked at how often I worry about the problems of today instead of remembering the innumerable times throughout my life that Jesus has been there to carry me through one disaster after another. It certainly does seem that I am suffering from a severe case of amnesia. Fortunately, my inability to stay focused upon my Savior does not surprise God.
The years documented in the book of Numbers certainly confirm that God has seen this problem before. In today’s story of the people of Israel, following their escape from bondage in Egypt, we are provided with a shocking example of just how easy it is to forget God’s hand in our lives. Keep in mind that the Israelites had just witnessed one miracle after another, as God used a series of plagues against the Egyptians followed by the actual parting of a sea to orchestrate their miraculous escape. One would certainly think the people of Israel would have developed an unshakable trust in their Lord. But that was not the case. As their journey to the promised land continued, we find their faith waning, as they grumbled and complained about the lack of water and food. In each case, God came through for them, as he demonstrated over and over again that he was with them and that He loved them.
As the story continues, it was now time for the Israelites to enter the promised land, but why did God direct them to first select a leader from each tribe to go into the promised land for observation? One would think that their faith should have enabled them to ask, “why do we need to scout the land, God has already promised to give it to us?” Perhaps God was testing them to see if their faith had finally matured. Unfortunately, they once again failed this faith test. Upon returning from their exploration trip, they reported how the land was indeed flowing with milk and honey and filled with bountiful fruit – just as God had promised. If only that was all that they chose to report. Instead of seeing God, they also saw the world’s idea of power - well equipped armies with oversized soldiers. Some of these leaders came back afraid. Their faith was weak. They had already forgotten God’s ever-present role in their lives and had given in to fear. This time they paid a heavy price for turning their backs on God. This powerful message was given not only for the people of Israel at that point in history, but equally for us in our lives today. God is with us always; we can trust Him with all our heart, mind, and soul. We need not be afraid.
Today’s Psalm reminds us of this powerful story of the Israel people. It reinforces the fact that we can so easily forget the blessings our Lord and Father has showered upon us throughout our lives. It takes effort to keep our eyes focused upon Jesus each and every day, to walk out in confident faith.
Our Gospel provides a glimpse of the other side of that amnesia coin. It provides us with a simple solution – unshakable, mature faith. The Canaanite woman clearly recognized the power of Jesus, a power that could impact the life of her daughter. Even though she was not successful in her first attempt, she did not give up. Her unshakable faith clearly touched Jesus. Her story serves as a profound example for us today. The kind of faith we need to cling to, helping us to keep our focus upon our God who loves us and will always be with us.
Dear Heavenly Father, like your chosen people, we so often in our lives tend to forget all of your mercies. Our faith waivers. We fail to remember all the times where you have been there, comforting us and guiding us through our trials and tribulations. Forgive us, dear Father. Help us to strengthen our faith, to enable us to diligently keep our eyes on you and your plan for our lives. In the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
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KEEP THE FAITH
“Jesus then said in reply, ‘Woman, you have great faith!’ ” —Matthew 15:28
The Canaanite woman cried out to Jesus: “ ‘Lord, Son of David, have pity on me! My daughter is terribly troubled by a demon.’ He gave her no word of response” (Mt 15:22-23). She kept shouting. Jesus replied, “My mission is only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel” (Mt 15:24). She pleaded, “Help me, Lord!” (Mt 15:25) Jesus answered: “It is not right to take the food of sons and daughters and throw it to the dogs” (Mt 15:26). She insisted (Mt 15:27). Her wish came to pass; “that very moment her daughter got better” (Mt 15:28). Why did her daughter get better? Her daughter was delivered not because of the mother’s persistence or persuasiveness but because of the woman’s great faith (Mt 15:28).
This part of the Bible is often misinterpreted as an exhortation to persistence in prayer, as if the Lord doesn’t want to help us and needs to be persuaded. However, He wants to help us more than we want His help. He loves us more than we love ourselves. It’s obvious after dying on the cross for us that the Lord doesn’t need to be persuaded to love us.
“Is it possible that He Who did not spare His own Son but handed Him over for the sake of us all will not grant us all things besides?” (Rm 8:32) When it looks as if we’re persuading the Lord, we’re actually persuading ourselves, wrestling with doubt, and struggling to express our faith.
Prayer: Father, give me faith to move the mountain of doubt within me (Mt 17:20).
Promise: “That very moment her daughter got better.” —Mt 15:28
Praise: St. John Mary Vianney’s imperturbable patience drew many sinners back to God. He often spent over ten hours daily hearing Confessions.
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Do you ever feel "put-off" or ignored by the Lord?
This passage (Matthew 15:21) 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, a foreigner who was not a member of the Jewish people, puts Jesus on the spot by pleading for his help. At first Jesus seemed to pay no attention to her, and this made his disciples feel embarrassed. Jesus does this to test the woman to awaken faith in her.
Jesus first tests the woman's faith
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 did not follow God's law and were excluded from God's covenant and favor with the people of Israel. For the Greeks the "dog" was a symbol of dishonor and was used to describe a shameless and audacious woman. There is another reference to "dogs" in Matthew's Gospel where Jesus says to his disciples, "Do not give to dogs what is holy" (Matthew 7:6). Jesus tests this woman's faith to see if she is earnest in receiving holy things from the hand of a holy God. 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".
Seek the Lord Jesus with expectant faith
Jesus praises a Gentile woman for her faith and for her 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 earnest faith - whether Jew or Gentile - was refused his help. Do you seek the Lord Jesus with expectant faith?
Lord Jesus, your love and mercy knows no bounds. May I trust you always and pursue you with indomitable persistence as this woman did. Increase my faith in your saving power and deliver me from all evil and harm.
Psalm 67:1-7
1 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, [Selah]
2 that your way may be known upon earth, your saving power among all nations.
3 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. [Selah]
5 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
6 The earth has yielded its increase; God, our God, has blessed us.
7 God has blessed us; let all the ends of the earth fear him!
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The Mother of the Gentiles, by Epiphanius the Latin (late 5th century)
"After our Lord departed from the Jews, he came into the regions of Tyre and Sidon. He left the Jews behind and came to the Gentiles. Those whom he had left behind remained in ruin; those to whom he came obtained salvation in their alienation. And a woman came out of that territory and cried, saying to him, 'Have pity on me, O Lord, Son of David!' O great mystery! The Lord came out from the Jews, and the woman came out from her Gentile territory. He left the Jews behind, and the woman left behind idolatry and an impious lifestyle. What they had lost, she found. The one whom they had denied in the law, she professed through her faith. This woman is the mother of the Gentiles, and she knew Christ through faith. Thus on behalf of her daughter (the Gentile people) she entreated the Lord. The daughter had been led astray by idolatry and sin and was severely possessed by a demon." (excerpt from INTERPRETATION OF THE GOSPELS 58)
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