mark 7 : 24-30
24Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. 25In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an evil spirit came and fell at his feet. 26The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.I spent too much time trying to work out what Jesus was going on about - was he simply telling the truth, being dliberately provocative, testing the woman? - that I missed the key point about the woman's response. She responds in total humility. She recognises that she deserves nothing and is just begging for the crumbs, throwing herself entirely on Jesus mercy. Do I respond in the same way? Or do I think "I'm not a dog, that's not fair, I should get some of that food"? I deserve nothing, Jesus gives me everything.27"First let the children eat all they want," he told her, "for it is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs." 28"Yes, Lord," she replied, "but even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs." 29Then he told her, "For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter." 30She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.
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