Questions

Faith that never dies (Mk 7:24-30; Mt 15:21-28)

(Questions for meditation)
  1. Why did Jesus come to such a remote place secretly? How did the woman know his whereabout?

  2. When the woman called Jesus “Lord, thou son of David” (Matt 15:22), what did the term tell about her view of Jesus?

  3. How did the disciples treat the woman and why? (Matt 15:23)

  4. How did Jesus respond initially? Was the gospel preached to the Jews only? (Matt 15:24)

  5. What was Jesus’ reply for the woman? Was his word filled with racial discrimination and insult? If you were the woman, how would you feel and react? (Mark 7:27)

  6. Compare her case with that of Jairus (Mark 5:22-24). Both asked Jesus to heal their daughters. What is the difference between the two? Why would Jesus refuse the woman’s request initially?

  7. Why would the woman’s reply move Jesus’ heart? What did her word express about her attitude?

  8. How did Jesus heal her daughter? How did his reply test her faith again?

  9. Why didn’t Jesus go to her home to heal her daughter?

  10. What have you learnt from the woman?