Our Weekly Thought – August 10 - August 16, 2020

God calls the people of God to do justice in the first lesson for this coming week (Isaiah 56:1, 6-8). This is our task. When inequality and racism and sexism raise their ugly heads, we are to call them out and see that they have no part in our assemblies. Instead, we welcome all to join with us in celebrating the new life God gives to all. In the second half of the Gospel (Matthew 15:21-28), a foreign woman debates Jesus and helps him expand the meaning of who is part of God’s family: it includes everyone whom we would otherwise choose to exclude. In what ways do your thoughts and assumptions exclude others from your community and God’s presence? Confess and repent.