Cycle B Gospel Text Sermons for Pentecost Middle Third
There are some Bible stories that embarrass me and this is one of them.
Jesus has traveled north along the coast. He is a Jew but he has temporarily stepped over Jewish boundaries so he ducks into a house and hopes nobody discovers he has come to town.
Too late! A local woman finds him. She bows down and begs for the health of her little girl and Jesus insults her. He speaks a racial slur: "It's not fair to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs."