This encounter between Christ and a Canaanites woman indicates that God has no favourites and no one is excluded from His sight. The good news is to be shared among all peoples, all cultures, and nationalities. There is no division among God’s children. Jesus’ whole mission is to break down barriers and to remove walls of division and prejudice between Jew and Gentile. The Canaanite woman was a foreigner and completely an outsider who had a great faith creates an awareness among among us. She totally convinces that Jesus will help her in her desperate situation and asks for her daughter’s healing. She kneels at his feet and cries out: “Son of David, take pity on me” (Mt 15: 21-28).
There are too many people in the world still believe that God is their exclusive possession. They still believe that they alone have access to God. Such narrow- minded people are apposed to dialogue. Don’t think that, I am baptised Christian and I am saved. Christianity is not yet complete by just receiving Christ. It is in the process of growing into the community and into a Church and the more we learn about Christianity and put into practice, then the most Christian we become, the most Christ-like we become.
What is necessary is to have faith and trust in God and reliance in His mercy. God does not discriminate but welcomes all who believe in Him, who ask for His mercy. God wish is to unite all people and that we may be sensitive to the needs of others and never exclude anyone from our company.
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