20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Proper 15), Year A

​Nevertheless she persisted…
 
There are at least two important models for faith that Matthew brings to us in this week’s story. There is, of course, Jesus who listens, learns, and changes. Our tradition may find these to be unfamiliar actions for Jesus. Even more so as we examine his initial response to the Canaanite woman which leaves much to be desired.
 
And then there’s this woman. Persistent. Tenacious. Humble and strong. Full of faith! Her commitment to seek help for those who are powerless to do so themselves puts us on notice of what we are both called to do and capable of doing.
 
She does not slink away. She refuses to be silenced until her daughter is healed. What has she and what has Jesus to teach us of faith in this time?
 
Enter into worship.
 
Readings: Genesis 45:1-15 † Psalm 133 † Romans 11:1-5, 29-32 † Matthew 15:21-28
 
About the Art: Watanabe, Sadao, 1913-1996. Woman of Canaan, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=57538 [retrieved August 6, 2023]. Original source: https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/woman-canaan-26809.

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