Lent 2 March 8, 2020 The Sunday of the Canaanite Woman’s Faith
Lent 2 Reminiscere
Matthew 15:21-28
March 8, 2020
“More and More”
I’ve said before that we often act today like God is our Grandpa and not our Dad. We’ve changed the Lord’s Prayer to “Our Grandfather who art in heaven.” Grandpas and Grandmas are easier than Dads and Moms (generally speaking, of course). They let you get by with a whole lot more. They often give you whatever you want. When you do something stupid or evil they usually overlook it (because they think Dad and Mom will handle that). That’s the way we’d like to think of God—as a friendly Grandpa or Grandma that just wants us to be happy and overlooks all our foibles and evils.
But God isn’t a Grandpa. He’s our Father. Our Dad. And very often Dads and Moms have to be stern, have to discipline, have to teach, have to test and try, and have to make their children stronger. Good parents don’t give their children anything they want and gush over them no matter what they do. Good parents teach and strengthen and discipline. So our God does with us. As a good Father, He wants more and more and more for us. He wants us to grow. To grow in humility, in grace, in faith, and in a holy life. Your Father wants more for you.
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