" While I imagine you and I are not deeply shocked and dismay around being told that what we eat cannot make us unpure in the eyes of God... I am going to bet that most of us are pretty uncomfortable with this second part of our gospel lesson, the part where a desperate mother throws herself in front of Jesus and he appears to tell her that she doesn’t belong, that God's love and mercy is not for her. I mean, wasn't Jesus the one who was just saying that we should watch what comes out of our mouths? "
Preached at St. Bede's, Port Orchard, Washington
texts: Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 & Matthew 15: 10-28
" While I imagine you and I are not deeply shocked and dismay around being told that what we eat cannot make us unpure in the eyes of God... I am going to bet that most of us are pretty uncomfortable with this second part of our gospel lesson, the part where a desperate mother throws herself in front of Jesus and he appears to tell her that she doesn’t belong, that God's love and mercy is not for her. I mean, wasn't Jesus the one who was just saying that we should watch what comes out of our mouths? "
Preached at St. Bede's, Port Orchard, Washington
texts: Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 & Matthew 15: 10-28