ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Our readings for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost are: Isaiah 56:1, 6-8; Psalm 67; and Matthew 15:[10-20] 21-28
In Isaiah we hear that God’s house shall be a house of prayer for all people and that God will gather the outcasts of Israel. The Canaanite woman in today’s gospel is a Gentile, an outsider, who is persistent and unflinching in her plea that Jesus heal her daughter. As Jesus commends her bold faith, how might our church extend its mission to those on the margins of society? In our gathering around word and meal we receive strength to be signs of comfort, healing, and justice for those in need.
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