Beg for Scraps—and Get God
What happens when you pray—and God seems not to answer?
A desperate mother follows Jesus, pleading for help. At first, He says nothing. The disciples want her sent away. Still she persists, until she gives one of the most startling answers in the Gospels: even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.
She asks for scraps.
What she discovers is something much greater.
Today in The Common Room, we begin with Tom Hoopes’ Benedictine College Media reflection “Beg for Scraps and Get God” and Matthew 15:21–28. From there, we wander into the golden age of radio and G. K…
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