And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. Matthew 15:22-28
In our modern church all members regardless of position can learn from both the example of Jesus and the Canaanite woman.
Because though she petitioned Christ she did so respectfully and with great compassion and understanding of Jesus though He was initially dismissive.
By doing so she demonstrated her great faith in Christ. She was accepting of His rebuttals and yet she continued with her petitions.
Once her faith was displayed Christ gave her daughter the blessing for which she had petitioned.
I don't think questioning or petitioning is wrong I'm inclined to believe it is the manner in which we question and petition that makes or breaks us.
This parable is I think fitting. It's a great lesson and especially relevant today.
