Three times Jesus tested the faith of the Canaanite woman in Sunday's Gospel Matthew chapter 15. Three times she persisted, each time even more earnest. First He ignored her, she kept up her pleading. Second, He seemed to deny her, she persisted in faith. Third He called her with the epithet 'dog', a disparaging term for the non-Jew, still she countered with more faith than ever. Her great faith saw her through and her prayers were answered.
There may come a time, we might have experienced this already or we may be presently in such a situation, wherein it seems that our prayers fall unto deaf ears. Worse, it may seem that instead of what we are asking more and more obstacles come in the way hindering the fulfilment of our prayers. Today's story of the Canaanite woman confirms in us in picturesque terms how, if the pleadings are not evil and these would be to our advantage, then the Lord in His time and in His way, will heed our call.
When the going gets tough, the tough gets going.
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