The Canaanite woman and welcoming foreigners - OSV News

The Canaanite woman and welcoming foreigners - OSV News Comment from OSV News: This Sunday, one thing becomes clear: God really doesn't check passports or papers. That is one of the messages of this Sunday's scripture, and it couldn't be more timely or provocative. In our polarized world -- a world divided by nationalities and religions, raging at each other with drones and missile strikes, seeking to expel foreigners and build walls -- these readings offer another way. Here is a way of mercy and acceptance and a love that knows no borders. An eye-opening lesson comes in Matthew's Gospel, which recounts how Jesus meets a Canaanite woman who pleads for pity because her daughter is being tormented by a demon. Pay close attention to the first reaction to this woman. It doesn't come from Jesus. The blowback comes from the disciples.