The Daughter of the Canaanite

(Matthew 15:21-28) When Jesus was in the district of Tyre and Sidonin Phoenicia, he was begged by a Canaanite women, a heathen, to rid her Daughter of the devil which possessed her. But Jesus remained silent to her pleas. In spite of this, the women still followed Jesus, crying after him for mercy. And Still, Jesus was unyielding, "I was sent only To the lost sheep of the house of Israel. It is Not fair to take the children's bread and Throw it to the dogs." Apparently, he was Testing her faith. The woman humbly ac- Cepted and answered his words, "yes, Lord, Yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall From their master's table." Rejoicing in her humility and strong Faith, Jesus looked at her sympathetically And praised her warmly, "O woman, great Is your faith! Be it done for you as you Desire." And her daughter was cured Instantly.




Oh, what the heck, go for it anyway


Can you imagine not doing what you're doing in your life right 
now, but doing something completely different? Something 
exciting, fun, even risky, like quitting your job and 
traveling around the world. Or working part-time and going to 
school full time to study scuba diving or basket weaving. Or 
owning your own home, business, plane or boat. If you can 
imagine it, why aren't you doing it? I'll tell you why. 
Because the moment you think about it, you think  about all 
the reasons you can't. "How will I pay my bills?' "Who will 
take care of my family?' "Where will I get money?' What will 
people say?' Well, here's another question for you, How do 
you ever expect to be happy or at peace if you stay where you 
are? If you don't allow yourself to dream, to dare, to move up,
out, forward; how will you ever know what you are really 
capable of? Look at it this way, what's the worse that can 
happen? You could end up right where you started, doing exactly
what you are doing.


If you always do what you always did, you will always get 
what you always got




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