“Send Her Away”
The disciples’ reaction to the woman asking Jesus for help is, “Send her away, for she keeps calling out after us.”
Send her away for she is bothering us.
Unfortunately, that kind of response to a person who is in need is not uncommon.
In the Gospel passage that we heard two Sundays ago, the disciples had the same reaction before Jesus fed the people. They suggested that Jesus sent the people away. “Dismiss the crowds so that they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.”
The disciples want to send people away, feeling they are being bothered.
How often do I do the same?
Jesus, in spite of the apparently harsh words, responded to the woman’s request. Moreover, he would lay down his life for all humanity.
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