Tuesday, July 24, 2012

"Little dogs, Little Tables, Little Crumbs"

Mark 7:28
But she answered and *said to Him, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table feed on the children’s crumbs.”

Such an amazing encounter with the Syro-Phoenician woman here; one of my favorite stories in the gospels.  Christ sounds harsh, but he is testing her. Oh how she passes with flying colors.  Her response to Christ's comment can be translated "Little dogs, little tables, little crumbs." Displaying at once her humility and her willingness to accept humility to see her child delivered.  She could have gone away insulted at Christ's words; she chose to embrace them. Christ heals her daughter from afar.

Pride will not get you Christ.  Humility will get you Christ.  This woman's humility and willingness to embrace humility was what caused Christ to do for her as she asked.  She no doubt went away devoted to Christ.

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