Sometimes Scripture does not paint Jesus in the best light. Today was one of those days in church. Today Jesus showed himself in need of healing, I think. The Canaanite woman showed him the way.
Today Jesus behaved abominably.
He called the Canaanite woman
A cur.
She held on for the ride,
Spoke his metaphor back to him,
Dogs and crumbs.
She knelt and found what she looked for
Her daughter healed.
And Jesus was healed,
With his very own metaphor
Tossed at his feet.
May our streets be lined
With Canaanite women.
May they pour from the alleyways,
Beg for healing for their daughters and sons.
May they use the language we speak
Unknowing
The very metaphors we use
To set ourselves apart.
So we too
May be healed.
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