"O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire." (Jesus to the Canaanite woman, Matthew 15:28)Subsequent to the feeding of the multitude and walking on water, Jesus continues to teach a crowd of people. However, soon He is confronted by some of the Pharisees and He leaves the region and goes into the areas of Tyre and Sidon by the Mediterranean Sea.Faith of a Tenacious MotherHere, Jesus encounters a Canaanite woman, whose daughter was severely demon-possessed. Here, we encounter a faith so firm and a trust so tenacious.Interesting ExchangeWhile the disciples want to have nothing to do with her for they perceived her as "the other," "an outsider," Jesus engages with her.