The word of God today reveals truths about divine care and the mysterious ways of God's mercy operates. we are reminded that God sees the forgotten, the fearful and the rejected, God comes near such a person to comfort and save the individual . in the first reading of today Gen 21:5,8-20, Hagar and her son Ishmael are sent away into wilderness and their water runs out, Hagar weeps, humanly convinced they would die. yet God hears the Lad's cry and opened Hagar eyes to a well of Water (Gen 21:19). He re assured her that Ishmael though castoff, had future. God never abandons those whom the world forgets and rejects. in the Gospel Mathew 8:28-34, Jesus enters Gentile territory and heals two men possessed by demons these were rejected and feared because of their condition . these people didn't value the great miracle of Jesus healing and restoring these two men to life, instead because of probably counting the loss of their pigs, tells Jesus to leave their town . friends are there places in our lives where we resist Jesus' healing and saving power? may the Lord open our eyes to see the saving help of God. Amen .