you wish.” And her daughter was healed at that moment.

Reflections

“Woman, how great is your faith!“We have here in the gospel passage an extraordinary demon­ stration of faith in Jesus. Although the point of the reading is the inclusion of other nations in the saving plan of God, the unwave­ ring faith and persistence of the woman take on special attention. Three time she was ignored and rebuffed, but she persisted.Daily human affairs are re­ plete with the interplay of rejec­ tion, persistence, and belief.Experience would tell us that it is quite impossible for a person to achieve or get something sig­ nificant done if she/he does not believe he can do it. Extra effort and motivation is needed if this were the case. One, who does not believe she/he can do it, will not make it; he will not even at­ tempt to do it because of lack of faith. Strong faith keeps one on the move in spite of obstacles and difficulties. It gives her/him the resolve to persist. Faith is the fuel of persistence so to speak.
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