Have pity on me, Lord August 9

“With age-old love I have loved you;so I have kept my mercy toward you.Again I will restore you, and you shall be rebuilt.” Jeremiah 31: 3-4

“Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David!” Matthew 15:22

Piety

Let us pray: Lord, let your cloak flow behind you as you walk. Leave your divine garment dangling just close enough that we can reach out and touch it. May it heal us better than any doctor ever can hope to heal. Amen.

Study
http://www.usccb.org/nab/080906.shtml

R-E-S-P-E-C-T!

Last week we read of Jews in the temple who rejected the teachings of Jesus because a prophet is not recognized in his home town. Today, the tables are turned. Jesus once again encounters a Samaritan women who has more faith than the favored sons and daughters of Zion.

Jesus is as saddened by the “lack of faith” of His own neighbors and the “little faith” of his own disciples as He is struck with awe ate the great faith of the Roman centurion and the Samaritan women.

The woman looks to Jesus to turn her “mourning into joy.” She readily takes him up on his invitation, unlike some of His own neighbors and friends. “Come. Be not afraid.” When she turns to Jesus, she does so with complete respect, addressing Him as “Lord, Son of David.”

Action
How do you receive the invitation you get from Jesus?

Do you eagerly seek Him out or do you shy away from the work he asks of you?