Father Snort

When Jesus met the Canaanite woman, he called her a dog, responding with the nationalism with which he was likely raised. When he then saw her not as a Canaanite, but as a woman of faith with a sick daughter, he turned from his dislike of her and healed her daughter. Children are coming into our country, fleeing violence, drugs, poverty, etc. They are tired, hungry, and scared. Many are speaking of them as if they were stray dogs, basically saying, "stop feeding them and they'll stop coming around." That is not who we are as the Body of Christ. We greet children with open arms, offering them food and shelter. Our country will determine what to do in the long term. We, as the Body of Christ can treat them as beloved children, offering the loving arms of Jesus.