Jesus and the Syrophoenician Woman - Daily Gospel Reflection

The Gospel Reading from Catholic Mass today is Mark 7: 24-30

Jesus encounters the Syrophoenician woman. She comes asking Jesus for something and at first Jesus does something surprising… nothing.

Why would Jesus ignore this woman? Jesus ignores her so that she will come even closer to Him, so that her desire for Him would grow. Jesus engages her in conversation: “what is that you really desire, what is that you really want?”.

Ultimately, this woman is motivated by faith, and because of her persistence Jesus reveals the universality of the call to Salvation. He hasn’t come to save only the Chosen People, but to save all through the Chosen People.

Let us pray today that we would have the same confidence and faith of the Syrophoenician Woman.