As We Gather...Pet
dogs know the right place to be at mealtime: under the table. They
know you don't need a special seat; these dogs are happy to get
crumbs of "people food." And we rejoice to receive what we don't
deserve: whatever blessings God bestows on us, disobedient sinners
that we are. In the Old Testament Reading, God promises that He
would call us foreigners to His table, and here we are. Even the
disobedience of God's Old Testament people has proven good for us,
as we see everyone receiving mercy from a gracious God. The
Canaanite woman in the Gospel saw herself in the position of a dog,
trusting she would receive crumbs from the family table. But the
bread crumb falling to earth she and we have received is none other
than the Son of God, the Bread of Life. The crumb each of us
receives is priceless! As we gather around Word and Sacrament, we
get no stale food, but the nourishment we need for abundant life
each day until we join saints and angels at the eternal feast in
heaven.
St. Paul Lutheran School Principal Receives
National Recognition
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