Mt 15:21-28< br /> 21Jesus... withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out, “Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon.” 23But he did not say a word in answer to her. His disciples came and asked him, “Send her away, for she keeps calling out after us.” 24He said in reply, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25But the woman came and did him homage, saying, “Lord, help me.”
26He said in reply, “It is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs.”27She said, “Please, Lord, for even the dogs eat the scraps that fall from the table of their masters.” 28Then Jesus said to her in reply, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.
Reflection:
O woman, great is your faith! Persistence pays. Do not doubt the miracle of constancy and insistence. Even hard rock will crack at the continued drop of soft water. The hardest of hearts has a soft spot that will weep at the plea of a small voice.
Persistence is not only about stubborn repeated acts or about not losing hope. It is a brave attitude or humble courage that believes in one’s capacity to appeal and in the mercy of the Almighty to listen. Persistence is living when hope is no longer necessary because you believe in a caring God.
O woman, great is your faith! Patience, they say, is three-fourths of faith.
Don’t ask for anything today.
Just wait patiently until it is given to you.