Thursday, 5th Week, Ordinary Time
Mark 7:24-30
There are many things that define our relationships - consanguinity, affinity, interests, work, hometown, purpose, and so much more.
But for Jesus the only thing that defines his relationship is faith. Faced with the request of the Greek woman, a Syrophoenician, to cast out the evil spirit from her daughter, Jesus, although there was a mention of the reality of discrimination between Jews and Gentiles, in the end clearly revealed that it was faith that defined his relationships.
Similar to the time when Jesus was informed that his mother, brothers and sisters were calling for him outside, he proclaimed that his mother, brothers and sisters are those who hear and do the will of the Father. Clearly for Jesus what defines his relationship is his connection with the Father.
Definitely this is the summit of our community life when what defines our life together is not anymore our likes and dislikes, or our similarities or differences, but our faith, our connected to God that connects us to one another.
