Proper 15 Year A

Proper 15 - Year A

Meditation on Matthew 15: (14-20) 21-28

Gaze on this woman. She is in great distress,
and this gives her the courage to defy
convention. Expecting to be rebuffed, she’s
got nothing to lose, so she may as well try.
And at first, her fears are confirmed, as the
disciples revile her and Jesus ignores her.
Gaze on Jesus, turning his back on this
woman, his lips sealed, his face stony.
This is an unexpected picture of our Lord,
grim, even grumpy. He’s not only being
unhelpful, he’s unnecessarily rude, in...

Taken from Gazing on the Gospels Year A by Judith Dimond

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