Matthew 15:21-28
And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon.” But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away, for she is crying after us.” He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” And he answered, “It is not fair to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed instantly.
Homily:
We accept “No” to things that we did not really want in the first place.
We do not accept “No” for the things that we really need.
No matter how a “No” is given, our accepting or not accepting it is a cue from our spirit on our commitment towards it.
Whenever a “No” does not even feel like a bump on the road, I know I am plugged in too tightly to not experience flow.
Whenever a “No” makes me want to stop, I just reassess my need for that thing.
“No” is a check point. A sacrifice point. You will have to let go of some things on or in you to proceed.
For the Canaanite woman, it was her pride. But what was that relative to the life of her daughter? Nothing.