On the surface, Jesus appears to be uncharacteristically mean to the Canaanite woman who is the primary subject in this weekend’s Gospel (Mt 15:21-28), particularly in how He denies repeatedly her requests for Him to heal her daughter. However, Fr. Eric discusses how the Lord’s various refusals to this woman’s petitions are intended collectively to lead her away from a misconstrued and misguided conception of who He is and what it means to be in right relationship with Him; and thereby guide her into a deeper stance of intimacy with Him.

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