St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church issued the following announcement on Aug. 16
There are No Boundaries in God
Boundaries. Boundaries separate nations, separate regions, separate peoples. At the time that today’s passage from Isaiah was written, the Chosen People had just returned from exile. Many crossed the boundary into Judah and entered their homeland for the first time in around fifty years. Seeing the destruction of Jerusalem, many no doubt wished nothing but ill upon their enemies and former captors. Not Isaiah. Isaiah makes the radical assertion that foreigners who believe in the Lord and keep the covenant are just as welcome on God’s holy mountain and in the rebuilt temple. Paul, declaring himself “the apostle to the Gentiles” (Romans 11:13), emphasizes that Gentiles receive God’s gifts, God’s call, and God’s mercy just as much as anyone else. In the Gospel, Jesus travels across the border from Galilee to Syria, where he encounters a woman who breaks through every boundary standing in her way. She is an unaccompanied woman, a pagan, living in enemy territory, forthrightly addressing a Jewish man, persisting in her request despite his repeated rebuffs. Impressed by her deep faith, Jesus relents and heals her daughter. Isaiah, Paul and Matthew agree: there are no boundaries to God’s love and mercy. All who have faith are blessed.
What boundaries do you need to tear down to pass on God’s love and mercy to others?
Original source can be found here.
Source: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
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