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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