Her Unwavering Plea

We’re looking at the story of the Canaanite woman in Matthew 15, and we’re amazed by her incredible faith. She shows persistence, a refusal to be deterred, even when Jesus seems unresponsive. It’s easy to forget the context: Jesus’s need for solitude, the cultural and religious tensions between Jews and Canaanites. Yet, she perseveres, a Gentile woman demonstrating a faith that surpasses many others.

We reflect on how her experience resonates with our own challenges in prayer. Sometimes, it feels as though God is silent, and it’s difficult to maintain our resolve. However, like her, we are called to remember the times we have witnessed God’s intervention, to cultivate that resilience within us. We remind ourselves that God sees us, hears us, even when it doesn’t feel that way. We encourage one another to lean on each other, to pray together, particularly during difficult times. We hope that we can all develop a prayer life that endures, that doesn’t yield, even when we feel met with silence. We take a moment to pray for those among us who might be experiencing that silence right now.