Scripture: Genesis
45:1-15 and Psalm
133 • Isaiah
56:1, 6-8 and Psalm
67 • Romans
11:1-2a, 29-32 • Matthew
15: (10-20), 21-28
In Mark's account of Jesus'
encounter with the Syrophoenician woman, in what is now Lebanon, Daniel Clendenin,
in "Send Her Away!"
states that ..."four of the six readings this week remind us that the
Christian story is fundamentally about divine inclusion conquering human exclusions.
About bringing people in to the fullness of God's shalom, rather than
shutting them out in a zero sum game. In particular, the readings show how this is true in two
areas that people love to hate — sexuality and nationality," with
several scriptural references. In his reading of Psalm 67, God's love crosses
national boundaries, and he cites Paul's famous writing that "In Christ
there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are
all one in Christ Jesus." What do you think? Is this relevant today? If
so, how?
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