Tuesday, 6 August 2013

SCRAPS FOR THE HOUSE DOGS

PRAYER MOMENT
Wednesday 7 August 2013
SCRAPS FOR THE HOUSE DOGS
Pause. Be still in God’s presence.
Reading. “It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the house dogs” (Matt 15:21-28)
Reflection. Jesus meets a pagan woman who shouts out her prayer for help, irritating his disciples. Anything to keep her quiet they ask Jesus to help her but he says, “it is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the house dogs,” which sounds to us an offensive way of saying he had come only for the lost sheep of the House of Israel. But it is clear that he delights in the woman’s faith, that she “takes the kingdom of heaven by storm,” that she shows a vigorous urgent will to break through her painful situation to the healing compassion of God..

Prayer. God, our Father, you rejoice when you see us stretching our hearts to you and longing for your healing touch. You want to heal us, but so often we don’t want to be healed. Teach me to really desire the life that you offer here and always. Amen

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