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Showing posts with label Matt 15: 21-28. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Matt 15: 21-28. Show all posts

Monday, March 16, 2026

God of All

Why are religions exclusionary, when Jesus healed those not included and even considered sinners? I copied and pasted this from an AI query.

  • The Centurion's Servant (Matthew 8:5–13): Jesus praised the Roman centurion for having greater faith than anyone in Israel, healing his paralyzed servant from a distance.
  • The Canaanite/Syrophoenician Woman’s Daughter (Matthew 15:21–28): Despite initial reluctance, stating his mission was to the "lost sheep of Israel," Jesus commended her persistence and faith, healing her demon-possessed daughter.
  • The Gadarene Demoniac (Mark 5:1–20): In the Gentile region of the Gerasenes, Jesus cast "Legion" out of a man, freeing him from possession.
  • The Deaf and Mute Man (Mark 7:31–37): This healing occurred in the Decapolis, a, region comprised largely of ten Greek cities, showing his ministry extended into pagan territory.
  • The Samaritan Leper (Luke 17:11–19): Among ten lepers healed, only the Samaritan—a mixed-race foreigner often treated as an outcast by Jews—returned to give thanks
I copied and pasted the above reference, from an AI query.  


Wednesday, March 11, 2026

You Don't Understand the Incarnation

 When Jesus was conceived in Mary, He took on human flesh.  That includes all of humanity.  He acted human.  I can think of three times when He acted like something I would do.  One is in Luke 2: 41-52. The family left Jerusalem without Jesus.  He was old enough to hang out with His friends, or travel with His cousins, etc.  So, Mary and Joseph weren't initially aware that He stayed behind.

In thinking back, I can recall many times I didn't tell my parents where I was, when I should have been in another place.  Skipping school, or church, or hanging out with kids I knew my mother wouldn't approve.

Another time, Jesus must have been tired, worn out, and had little patience, and he snapped at a woman and called her a "dog."  Matt 15: 21-28 and Mark 7: 24-30.  Anyone who has hung around me, especially when I haven't had enough sleep, knows that I have little patience.  To this day, I recall snapping at a student that had a little crush on me.  I pray for her.  She even came to my wedding and sat in the back.  I still feel remorse.

Lastly, Jesus cries out, in the Garden of Gethsemane, "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me." Haven't you found yourself in a situation where you prayed to get out of it?  Why did I ever volunteer to Lector, fund raise, chaperone, etc.  Right now, at age 80, I pray to die before my children and husband.  But like Jesus, I add, "Not my will but Yours, Lord."

Jesus had two natures and His human nature was like ours.  If you don't think so, then you don't understand the Incarnation.





Human Dignity

 It just dawned on me that God created me for Himself.  In Genesis 1: 1-31, we see God made everything for mankind.  I'm in awe to reali...