September 5 2021 – 15th Sunday Pentecost
† The Gospel Mark 7:24-37
Our text today records two miracles Jesus performed for Gentiles. First, a Gentile woman approaches Jesus and asks Him to deliver her daughter from a demon. At first Jesus rebuffs her. But because of her persistence He soon changes His mind and does what she asked. Moving on a deaf and mute man is brought to Jesus. Taking Him aside Jesus says “Be opened” and the man’s ears are healed and he starts speaking. The passage concludes with everyone praising Jesus and saying “He does everything well!”