Lord make me that dog.

Lord, make me that dog.

Lord, Make me that dog.Lord grant me the fortune to be that dog who is by your feet looking for the crumbs that fall down from your table, that I may be blessedby it.

The daughter of the Canaanite woman was healed because her mother understood the true worth of being such a dog.(Matthew 15:21 onwards) Undaunting in faith, she kept begging to the Lord, to allow herthe fortunes of that dog, till the Lord answered her prayers.
Lord, make me that dog.

A dog that will never leave His Master's side, a dog that will never doubt the Master's intentions, a dog that is ever willing to do His Master's Will, and obey every of His Commands - Lord, Make me that dog.

In my present state, I doubt you, I do not yearn for you enough, you are not always my top-most priority; my intellect and my relations, my comforts and my responsibilities, often form barriers distancing You from me - Lord, make me that dog, so that I may be ever loyal to you.

In my present state, I am often satisfied with the (false) securityof my life, and do not understand the true worth and need of your constant protection and care; make me that dog,Lord, so that I may see Your role as the Master more clearly.

The dog that waits untiringly for His Master's return, the dog that loves the Master more than His own self, Lord, make me that dog.

Today,I am often guided by pride and hypocrisy, often led by greed and selfishness, Lord, make me that dog that I may be ever content to lie at your feet and serve You.

Lord, give me the faith of that Canaanite Woman, that the Churchreminds me of during the great Lent Season.

Regards,Mathew

Will we be invited?

Will we be invited?

Friends,When the Creator chose to become the Creation,
who all were invited for the event?
Just a few shepherds and the wise men.
The sheep and the animals in the manger were blessed enough to be present there.

But the Levites, the tribe of priests chosen by God were not called.
The High Priest was not told about it.The teachers of the Law were ignored.
The powerful, rich Saduccees were not invited.

I sometimes wonder why an angel did not appear in a vision to theHigh Priest at that time to announce the Saviour's birth.That could have given Christ more acceptance in the Jewish society.But Christ chose to come without informing His chosen people.Strange are theways of God, indeed!!

In our world today,when God chooses to reveal His ways again, will we be told abt it?
Will we be called?Will the Malankara Orthodox Church and all its clergy and laity,and all the people who sacrificed so much for the Sabha case, and all the rich ones who donated a lot for the Church,and all the poor sheep who follow the Faith blindly,and all the stonch "Orthodox" worshippers be invited?Hope we all have a good case to plead for ourselves on that day.

Yours in Christ,
Mathew Samuel