2/17/2023 0 Comments This shall be a mercyJoshua led the Israelites into their long-awaited Promised Land, driving out the seven occupying nations: the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites and Jebusites (Josh 3:10). To draw out the significance of this exorcism, we can compare Joshua and Jesus (in Hebrew, their names are identical). Seven demons-that’s nothing to scoff at! Whether or not she was a scandalous sinner, Magdalene knew the healing balm of God’s mercy. Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out. Leaving aside the tradition that she was a prostitute and the confusion about the different Marys in the New Testament, we are left with a simple introduction: “. Her life magnifies the workings of God’s love: how He heals us, restores our dignity, befriends us, and calls us beyond ourselves. Mary Magdalene is an icon of God’s mercy.
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