Scripture: Proverbs
22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23 and Psalm
125 • Isaiah
35:4-7a and Psalm
146 • James
2:1-10, (11-13), 14-17 • Mark
7:24-37
From Jesus' encounter with the Syro-Phoenician woman, who tells him that even dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs, to James' entreaty not to favor the rich over the poor, and his warning that to those who show no mercy, no mercy will be shown, God speaks to us about showing favoritism. Does James simply critique the rich, or simply empathize with the poor? Is there something else going on here? Consider, The Rev. Dr. Trace D. Haythorn's "Standing in the Tragic Gap."
As immigrants flee their war torn countries, hunger, and oppression in all its forms, and the body of a three year old Syrian child, fleeing with his mother from the atrocities of their native land, washes up on the shores of Turkey, what are we as followers of Christ called to do?
Who is deserving of God's grace? Consider this week's article of Bruce Epperly's "The Adventurous Lectionary, Living a Holy Adventure."
Do we have the Spirit of God in us?
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