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Let the Scriptures Speak
Dennis
Hamm, SJ
The Forgiven Life
Whereas the Pharisee had been distantly relating to Jesus only to size him up and to find reason to reject him and his message, [the woman] had fully responded to Jesus' call to repentance.
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The Word
Embodied
John Kavanaugh,
SJ
Prayer
of Faith
If we experience
ourselves unable to fully trust that God could unconditionally love us, the
indirect method of parables sometimes is the most effective strategy to help
us accept the mystery of our own redemption.
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Historical Cultural
Context
John J. Pilch
Experiencing Forgiveness
Anyone who witnessed the woman's
uninhibited display of love and gratitude could conclude from
her actions that she had already experienced forgiveness of
sin. “Her many sins have surely been forgiven by God since
she has shown such love.”
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Thoughts
from the
Early Church
Anonymous
He has promised to forgive
your sins, however many they are; will you tell him you cannot
believe this and dispute with him, saying that your sin is
too great; he cannot heal your sickness?
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Scripture
In Depth
Reginald H. Fuller
We can only understand
the woman's action in one way. Her extrava-
gant act of devotion is a sign that
her sins, “which are many,” have already been forgiven. How were
they forgiven? By Jesus' acceptance of her, sinner though she was.
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