Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28
At that
time Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And 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." But 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." He said in reply, "I was sent only to
the lost sheep of the house of Israel." But the woman came and did him
homage, saying, "Lord, help me." He said in reply, "It is not
right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs." She
said, "Please, Lord, for even the dogs eat the scraps that fall from the
table of their masters." Then 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.
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Reflection:
How
strong is your faith in the Good Lord?
Our faith
is always measured by our persistence. No matter how impossible our petition
before God if we will persist and never give up God shall grant us what we wish
for.
This was
proven by the Canaanite woman who never gave up on Jesus to heal her daughter
(Tormented by a demon). She persisted no matter the rejection by Jesus until He
saw her great faith. If the woman easily gave up her daughter would have not
been healed by Jesus but she persisted with faith, then Jesus granted the wish
of her heart.
We too
have our own request before God; we may have been praying before Jesus for
something and He may seem deaf to our pleadings. Let us not give up for He will
grant us what we want in His own perfect time. Let us work silently, let us be
patient and let us continue to pray for His guidance.
Work for
what you want to have in your life, never give up, continue to pray and ask God
to grant your prayers. He shall surely smile at you someday so long as you
never quit. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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