Reaching in Love an August Remix continues this Sunday. Our worship will be rooted in Matthew 15.22-28. Here is a link to the text. This story falls in between 2 feeding stories in Matthew.
Spend some time with the story today. Then consider the following questions:
When in your life, have you shifted a strongly held opinion? What prompted this shift in your thinking? What action(s) did you take that reflected your new way of thinking?
Jesus sets the highest of standards in terms of reaching in love, yet even Jesus had some challenges. This story is an example of Jesus coming face to face with “Samaria” when he is confronted by a woman who is “other” to him. At first Jesus refuses her, and “puts her under the table.” Who is “other” to you? Who do you “reject” without much thought. How does reaching in love compel you toward persons who are not easily embraced by our community? Ultimately Jesus helps the woman and is converted to a new understanding of who he was called to help. Closing by praying for new understandings in your own relationships.
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