Children Don’t Beg

“But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” – Matthew 15:25 Today, I am reflecting on Jesus’ response to the initial request of the Syrophoenician woman, where He said, “It isn’t right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” Imagine if I approached a famous preacher, healer, or itinerant minister and said, ‘Pastor, pray for my son Cohen.’ If he looked at me and replied, ‘I’m not going to pray for a dog like you,’ what would I do? I’d probably turn on my heel and walk away, offended. Why? Because deep down, I likely don’t truly believe this person can help. But what if there was a situation where, no matter what he said, I would accept it? That would be if I absolutely believed—without a shadow of a doubt—that if this man or woman touched my son, he would be healed.