So, I decided to take a couple of hours to just get away from it all and have some 'me' time. So I decided to come to the best cafe in Australia (which, coincidentally, is a 5 minute walk from my house). I got my Bible with me, as well as the YouCat. I'd just like to start by saying, the gospel for today is friggin awesome. Well, now that I think about it, every gospel reading is friggin awesome.
Today's reading (Mt 15: 21 - 28) is the one with the Canaanite chick who begs Jesus to heal her daughter. Now I know what your all thinking. Your thinking 'What on Earth is a Canaanite? And why on Earth would Jesus want to heal a Canaanite chick?'
Well, I have no idea what a Canaanite is, but I can only assume that it was someone who wasn't Jewish. And I can only assume that the reason Jesus helped out the Canaanite woman was because he's Jesus, and Jesus is awesome and merciful and he loves everyone.
What really stood out for me was the part where the woman cried out 'it may not be right to take the bread from the children and throw it to the little dogs, but even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from the master's table.'
How cool is that?! God's mercy and love is soooo fantastic that he even cares for the shittest, most insignificant people! Even Canaanites!
Nothing escapes Christs love. Nothing.
That part even gives me food for thought on what is right and what is just. In our secular world, so called justice is brought when people are persecuted for their bad deeds. However, Gods love shows justice through his mercy on our failures, even though we don't deserve it. Isn't that neat?
And people ask me why I'm Catholic. LOL. Why am I a Christian? Because God loves me and is merciful towards me, even though I don't deserve it.
If got can look at me with love the way he does, maybe I should try doing that too. I'm gonna thank God for all the little joys he gives me which I take for granted. Like my breath. And coffee. What would life be without these two amazing things?
Anyway, I'm off for now.
Ps, sorry if my literacy is shit. I'm posting this on my mobile, which doesn't have spell check or grammar check.
Peace out ma amegos.
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